| A | B |
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| Habitat | place or site an animal lives |
| Ecosystem | community of interrelated plants and animals in a given environment |
| Bag Limit | Amount of game an individual can take |
| Composting | Technique of placing organic matter in favorable environment for decomposition |
| Conservation | Use of a natural resource to minimize waste |
| Environment | all the physical surroundings of an organism |
| Extinct | no longer exists |
| Biome | major land area characterized by dominant plant life forms |
| Forage | leaves and stems of plants that are eaten by animals |
| Biodiversity | the differences in all living things |
| Cover Crop | a crop planted to protect soil and increase fertility |
| Migration | the movement of individuals from one area to another |
| Succession | the replacement of one community by another in a fairly definite sequence |
| Estuary | the area where fresh water meets salt water |
| Ecology | the study of how living organisms exist in their natural environment |
| Forb | a small broad-leafed plant that does not develop a woody stem |
| Geologist | a person that studies rock formations |
| Hydrologist | a person who studies rainfall, its rate of filtration in the soil, and its return to the ocean. |
| Mulching | the use of dead plant material to cover an exposed soil surface |
| Point Source | the direct introduction of contaminants into a water supply from an identifiable source |
| Pathogen | a disease causing agent |
| Permeability | the ability of the soil to allow water to pass through it |
| Range | the geographic area in which an organism lives and moves about |
| Refuge | an area set aside for the protection of wildlife |
| Reservoir | a devise used to control flood waters |
| Transpiration | the process of evaporation of water through the leaves of a tree |
| Thinning | the process of removing, normally harvesting, part of trees in a stand to provide room for other trees |
| Wilderness | an area that has not been changed by human activity |
