ADAPTATION

• A physical characteristic that a plant or animal has that makes it possible for it to live in its environment.

BIVALVE

• A class of mollusk that has two hinged shells, such as clams

CARNIVⓄⓇⓄⓊⓈ ⓅⓁⒶⓃⓉⓈ

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DETRITUS

• Dead plant matter and microorganisms that form the basics of the food chain

ECOSYSTEM

• A natural system in which living things and nonliving are linked together

EPIPHYTE

• A plant that gets its moisture and food from air and rain and use another plant for support

ESTUARY

• Where fresh water meets salt water meet

HABITAT

• The suitable arrangement of 🍔 💧 🏠 space so that an 🐶 can live

LICHEN

• Lichen
• Plant made up of algae (food source for the fungus) and fungus

OMNIVORE

• An animal that eats either plants or animals, depending on which is available.

ORGANISM

PARASITE

POCOSIN

• An area of land with dense vegetation and shrub bogs

SYMBIOSIS

• Two unlike organism living together for mural benifit

UNIVALVE OR GASTROPOD

• A class of mollusk that has just one shell, and usually spirals