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UNITS 1-3

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consumer   organism that gets it's energy by feeding on other organisms  
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decomposer   type of bacteria or fungus that breaks down dead organisms and wastes  
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shredder   organisms that eat the tissue of other organism,organic matter and wood  
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pest   any organism that spreads disease, destroys property, competes with people for resources such as food, or just and nuissance  
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interrogated pest manager   important pest management tool that uses a mix of methods such ad traps,disease-resistant plants, and natural pest-killing substances, as well as the introduction of predators to control pests  
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dichotomous   exhibiting or characterized by dichotomy  
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ecosystem   group of living organisms that interact with one another and the non-living physical environment as one unit  
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enviroment   the total of the surroundings(air and all that) influencing each others living existence  
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abiotic   non-living organism  
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biotic   living organism  
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biomes   Homes/habitats(rain forest, tundra ETC)  
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niche   The role an organism plays in a ecosystem  
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homeostasis   the tendency for a system by resisting change to remain in a state of equilibrium>balanced  
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acid deposision   precipitation with a pH less than 5.6 that forms in the atmosphere when certain pollutants mix with water vapor  
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stream order   energy and nutrient flow that increases as water moves towards the ocean  
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watersheds   the land area between land and water  
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wetlands   lands where the water saturation is the dominant factor determining the nature of the soil development in the plant and aminal communities  
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hydrology   study of movement, distribution and quality of earth's water  
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groundwater   water underground  
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lentic   relating to or living in still water  
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lotic   relating to or living in actively water  
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mitigation   The policy of constructing or creating man made habitats such as wetlands, to replace those lost to development  
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