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Organic
Biology; Ecology

Pertaining to compounds containing carbon. Also refers to living things or the materials made by living things. Ant. - inorganic.

Salinity
Biology; Ecology

A measure of the salt concentration of water. Higher salinity means more dissolved salts.

Detritus
Biology; Ecology

Accumulated organic debris from dead organisms, often an important source of nutrients in a food web.

Consumer
Biology; Ecology

Any organism which must consume other organisms (living or dead) to satisfy its energy needs. Contrast with autotroph.

Detrivore
Biology; Ecology

Any organism which obtains most of its nutrients from the detritus in an ecosystem.

Periphyton
Biology; Ecology

Dense strands of algal growth that cover the water surface between the emergant aquatic plants. Spirogyra is commonly responsible for this growth.

Pollinator
Biology; Ecology

Animal which carries pollen from one seed plant to another, unwittingly aiding the plant in its reproduction. Common pollinators include insects, especially bees, butterflies, and moths, birds, and ...

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