This One Flashcards
(11 cards)
Producer
An organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis
Consumers
An organism that feeds on other organisms or organic matter because it can not make its own food
Decomposed/scavenger
An organism that eats dead or decaying organic matter.
Acid rain
Rain that is contaminated with pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide gases.
Sediment
Small pieces of rock, plant, and animal material that are carried by water, wind, or ice.
Trade-off
The act of giving up something in order to get another thing
Pollutant
Anything that spreads harmful or unpleasant substances into the air, water or ground
Watershed
An aria of land that is drained by a stream or river and its branches.
Aquarium
A contained water environment
Terrarium
A contained land environment
Ecosystem
A community of living and non living things
