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biology olympic peninsula
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | A community of organisms and their physical environment that interact as an ecological unit |
| primary producer | An organism capable of using the energy derived from light or a chemical substance in order to manufacture its own food |
| primary consumer | An organism, such as a grass-eating animal, that feeds primary producers |
| secondary consumer | An organism that feeds on primary consumers in a food chain |
| tertiary consumer | An organism that feeds on secondary consumers in a food chain |
| decomposer | An organism that break down the dead remains of other organisms |
| glacial till | An unstratified glacial deposit which consists of pockets of clay, gravel, sand, silt, and boulders |
| conifer | A tree that bears cones and evergreen needlelike or scalelike leaves |
| evergreen | A plant that retains green leaves throughout the year |
| deciduous | A plant that loses its leaves for winter |
| precipitation | Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground |
| temperate rain forest (western WA) | forest that grow from sea level to 2,000 feet |
| habitat | The place, including physical and biotic conditions, where a plant or an animal usually occurs |
| niche | Position of an organism in its environment |
| canopy | The highest layer of vegetation in a forest consisting of tall, coniferous trees |
| understory | The middle layer of vegetation in a forest consisting of small trees and large shrubs |
| forest floor | The lowest level of vegetation in a forest consisting of herbaceous plants, mosses, liverworts and lichens |
| epiphytes | Non-parasitic plants that grow on other plants |
| old growth forest | forests with trees over 300 years old, an abundance of downed logs, and a presence of snags |
| snag | A standing dead tree or stump |
| succession | An association of plants that develops after the destruction of all or part of the original plant community |
| symbiotic relationship | associations between two or more species that live together |
| scuzz | an assortment of tiny organisms-fungi, algae, yeasts and bacteria- that grow on canopy tree needles |
| lichen | A composite organism consisting of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium (blue-green algae) living in symbiotic association |
| chlorophyll | The green photosynthetic pigment found chiefly in chloroplasts of plants |
| substrate | The surface or medium that serves as a base for something |
| ethnobotany | The study of relationships between plants and people |
| hyphae | Hair-like filaments of fungal cells |
| mycelia | The vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae |
| mycorrhiza | The mutually beneficent association between a fungus and the roots of a plant |
| hibernation | A state of extremely low metabolism and respiration, accompanied by low body temperature |
| torpor | A short-term reduction metabolism and body temperature |
| arboreal | Inhabiting or frequenting trees |
| riparian habitat | located on the bank of a natural watercourse |
| omnivorous | Feeding on food of both plant and animal origin |
| carnivorous | feeding on other animals |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| extirpation | elimination from a certain area |
| flagging | where branches only grow on the lee (out of the wind) side of the tree |
| aspect | the compass direction that a slope faces |
| forbs | non-woody plants besides grasses |
| timberline | the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow |
| krummholz | trees that are excessively stunted and misshapen by wind |
| prostate | along the ground |
| decomposition | The state or process of rotting; decay |
| estivating | a state similar to hibernation occurring during hot months |
| home range | an area over which an animal or group of animals regularly travels in search of food or mates |
| ungulate | Any four-footed, hoofed, grazing mammal |
| wilderness | an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man |
| anadromous | migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water |
| Coniferous temperate Forest | terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest. |
| Montane Habitats (WA) | These are the mountain forests of Washington which lie roughly between 1,500 and 3,000 feet |
| Intertidal zone | a habitat at the water's edge that alternates between the dry and wet worlds (tidepools) |
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