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