Ecology Vocabulary Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
HOST | AN ANIMAL OR PLANT IN WHICH A PARASITE OR COMMENSAL ORGANISM LIVE |
EVAPORATION | THE CHANGING OF A LIQUID INTO A GAS, OFTEN UNDER THE INFLUENCES OF HEAT |
DEFORESTATION | IN THE CLEANING OF TREES, TRANSFORMING A FOREST INTO CLEAN LAND |
INDUSTRIALIZATION | THE PROCESS IN WHICH A SOCIETY OR COMMUNITY TRANSFORM ITSELF FROM PRIMARY AGRICULTURE SOCIETY VINTO ONE ZONE ON THE MANUFACTURING |
GLOBAL WARNING | WORLDWIDE TREND OF INCREASING AVERAGE TEMPERATURE |
REFORESTATION | TO REPLANT |
TRADE-OFF | A BALANCE ACHIEVED BETWEEN TWO DISABLE BUT INCOMPATIBLE FEATURES |
PRECIPITATION | IN ANY KIND OF WATER THAT FALLS FROM THE SKY AS PART OF THE WEATHER |
PARASITE | AN ORGANISM THAT OBTAINS NOURISHMENT AND SHELTER ON ANOTHER ORGANISM |
NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE | NATURAL RESOURCE THAT IS USED MORE QUICKLY THAN IT CAN BE FORMED |
HETEROTROPHIC | ORGANISM THAT GETS ITS ENERGY AND NUTRIENTS BY CONSUMING OTHER ORGANISM |
AUTOTROPHIC | ORGANISM THAT GETS ITS ENERGY FROM NONLIVING SOURCES, SUCH AS SUNLIGHT OR INORGANIC CHEMICALS |
ABIOTIC | NONLIVING FACTORS IN THE ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS MOISTURE TEMPETARATURE,WIND,SUNLIGHT,SOIL, AND MINERALS |
RENEWABLE RESOURCE | RESOURCE THAT REPLACES ITSELF QUICKLY ENOUGH SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE USED FASTER THAN IT CAN BE MADE |
POLLUTION | ANYTHING THAT IS ADDED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND HAS A NEGATIVE AFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT OR ITS ORGANI8SM |
POPULATION | ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS OF SPECIES LIVE IN THE SAME AREA |
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