Ft. Fisher Vocab. Part 1
Published on Feb 03, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ADAPTATION: a physical characteristic that a plant or animal has that makes it possible for it to live in it's environment.
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CARNIVOROUS PLANTS: any plant which has adapted to it's envoirnment of nitrogen poor soil by ingesting insects (also called insectivores.)
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DETRITUS: dead plant matter and microorganisms that form the basis of the food chain.
ECOSYSTEM: a natural system in which living things and nonliving things (soil, air) are linked.
EPIPHYTE: a plant that gets it's moisture and food from air and rain and uses another plant for support (ex. Spanish moss.)
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ESTUARY: where fresh water meets salt water (Zeke's Island at mouth of Cape Fear.)
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HABITAT: the substitute arrangement of food, water, shelter and space so that an animal can live.
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LICHEN: plant made up of algae (food source for the fungus) and fungus (support and water for the algae.)
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