Apes

Front 1

Phylogenic

Back 1

the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms, or of a particular feature of an organism

Front 2

Dissolved Oxygen

Back 2

refers to microscopic bubbles of gaseous oxygen that are mixed in water and available to aquatic organisms for respiration

—

a critical process for almost all organisms.

Primary sources of DO include the atmosphere and aquatic plants.

Front 3

Pelagic zone

Back 3

is the part of the open sea or ocean that is not near the coast or sea floor.

Front 4

Euphotic Zone

Back 4

is the depth of the water in a lake or ocean that is exposed to such intensity of sunlight

Front 5

Abyssal Zone

Back 5

contains the very deep benthic communities near the bottom of ocean

Front 6

Shelter-wood Cutting

Back 6

a progression of forest cuttings leading to the establishment of a new generation of seedlings of a particular species or group of species without planting.

Front 7

Gleaning

Back 7

gather (leftover grain or other produce) after a harvest.

Front 8

phytoremediation

Back 8

direct use of living green plants for in situ, or in place, removal, degradation, or containment of contaminants in soils, sludges, sediments, surface water and groundwater.

Phytoremediation is: A low cost, solar energy driven cleanup technique.

Front 9

visosities

Back 9

a quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction, as measured by the force per unit area resisting a flow in which parallel layers unit distance apart have unit speed relative to one another.

Front 10

Asbestos

Back 10

g mineral that once was lauded for its versatility, recognized for its heat resistance, tensile strength and insulating properties,

and used for everything from fire-proof vests to home and commercial construction.

It was woven into fabric, and mixed with cement

Front 11

selenium

Back 11

the chemical element of atomic number 34, a gray crystalline nonmetal with semiconducting properties.

Front 12

Pesticide tread mill

Back 12

necessary for a farmer to continue using pesticides regularly because they have become an indispensable part of an agricultural cycle.

Front 13

synergism

Back 13

the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

Front 14

Threshold effect

Back 14

a sudden and radical change in a phenomenon which often occurs after surpassing a quantitative limit

Front 15

electrostatic precipitators

Back 15

a filtration device that removes fine particles, like dust and smoke, from a flowing gas using the force of an induced

Front 16

catalytic converters

Back 16

a device incorporated in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle, containing a catalyst for converting pollutant gases into less harmful ones.

Front 17

liquid chromatography

Back 17

s a technique used to separate a sample into its individual parts

Front 18

exhaust stream aeration

Back 18

steam which is allowed to escape from the cylinder after having been employed to produce motion of thepiston.

Front 19

mountain top removal

Back 19

form of surface mining that involves the miningof the summit or summit ridge of a mountain. Coal seams are extracted from a mountain byremoving the land, or overburden, above the seams.

Front 20

KiloWatt Conversion:

1 Kilowatt hour=kilocal

1 kilowatt hour=watt hours

Back 20

860.421 kilocal

1000 watt hours