A | B |
ecosystem | organisms that interact with their environment and eachother |
ecology | study of ecosystems |
photosynthesis | plants use sunlight as food |
producers | plants make food for themselves and other organisms |
consumers | eat plants and other consumers |
food chain | path of energy and nutrients through a community |
pollution | addition to harmful substances to the environment |
point source pollution | comes from specific source |
nonpoint source pollution | from many different sources |
watershed | area which drains into body of water |
water resources | ponds, lakes, any body of water |
stormwater runoff | rainwater picks up sediment washing over land |
hydrolic cycle | water cycle |