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Anapsid
Biology; Ecology

A vertebrate whose skull contains no side openings behind the eyes. The only living examples are turtles.

Vascular
Biology; Ecology

Networks of channels that transport nutrients, fluids, and wastes. The circulatory system is an example.

Tilth
Biology; Ecology

Soil aggregation. "Good tilth" means it clumps properly for planting but is porous enough to let air in.

Saprophyte
Biology; Ecology

An organism that eats dead organisms, thereby recycling the nutrients. Fungi and bacteria are examples.

Thermal pollution
Biology; Ecology

A temperature rise that threatens an ecosystem, particularly one in which organisms breed or give birth.

Pediment
Biology; Ecology

A gradually sloping bedrock surface at the alluvial foot of eroded mountains. Often seen in dry regions.

Kerogen
Biology; Ecology

A solid, rubbery, waxy substance often found in shale. Under pressure it turns into a tarry hydrocarbon.

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