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How does the water quality affect the ecology of a community?
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| microbes | An organism that can be seen only with a microscope. |
| algae | Organisms that live in water. Some can be as small as one cell. Some are made of many cells. Algae made of many cells may be called “seaweed”. |
| concentration | The amount of a substance mixed with another substance. |
| pH | A measure of how acidic a substance is. |
| acid | A solution with a pH less than 7. |
| pH indicator | A chemical that can be added to a solution to determine pH. |
| pH scale | A scale used by scientists to measure the acidity of a solution. |
| neutral | A solution with a pH of 7. |
| basicity | A term used to describe non-acid substances. |
| base | A solution with a pH greater than 7. |
| aquatic organisms | Organisms that live in water. |
| turbulence | The violent disruption, agitation, or stirring up of something (in this case, water). |
| thermal pollution | A change in temperature in a natural body of water. |
| turbidity | This is how cloudy, murky, or opaque something is. |