Fort Fisher Flashcards
A CLASS OF MOLLUSK WITH TWO HINGED SHELLS
BIVALVE
A TYPE OF MOLLUSK WITH ONE SHELL, USUALLY SPIRALS
UNIVALVE
A PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC THAT A PLANT OR ANIMAL HAS IN ORDER TO SURVIVE IN ITS ENVIRONMENT
ADAPTATION
INSECTIVORE (VENUS FLYTRAP, PITCHER PLANT)
CARNIVOROUS PLANT
DEAD PLANT MATTER AND MICROORGANISMS
DETRITUS
WHERE LIVING THINGS AND NONLIVING THINGS ARE LINKED
ECOSYSTEM
A PLANT THAT GETS ITS MOISTURE AND FOOD FROM AIR AND RAIN AND USES ANOTHER PLANT FOR SUPPORT
EPIPHYTE
WHERE FRESH WATER MEETS SALT WATER
ESTUARY
THE SUITABLE ARRANGEMENT OF FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, AND SPACE SO THAT AN ANIMAL CAN LIVE
HABITAT
A PLANT MADE UP OF ALGAE AND FUNGUS
LICHEN
AN ANIMAL THAT EATS PLANTS AND ANIMALS
OMNIVORE
A LIVING PLANT OR ANIMAL
ORGANISM
AN ORGANISM THAT LIVES ON ANOTHER ORGANISM
PARASITE
AN AREA OF LAND WITH DENSE VEGETATION
POCOSIN
WHEN TWO ORGANISMS LIVE TOGETHER FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT
SYMBOSIS
AN ELEVATED, DRY, SANDY AREA WITH DESERT-LIKE VEGETATION
SAND RIDGE
THE ZONE OF THE SHORELINE BELOW THE TIDE LINE, ALWAYS WET
SUBTIDAL
THE ZONE OF SHORELINE BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH TIDES, COVERED BY WATER AND EXPOSED BY AIR
INTERTIDAL
THE ZONE OF THE SHORELINE ABOVE THE TIDE LINE, NEVER WET
SUPRATIDAL
A GRASSY AREA WITH LOW SHRUBS AND SHATTERED TREES
SAVANNA
AN AREA OF LAND IN WHICH THE SOIL IS WET AND DOMINATED BY GRASSES
COASTAL MARSH
SMALL, FLOATING, SWIMMING PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE WATER THAT DEPEND ON WAVES AND TIDES FOR TRANSPORTATION
PLANKTON
ORGANISMS THAT LIVE IN OR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN
BENTHOS
STRONG, SWIMMING ANIMALS IN OPEN WATER
NEKTON
