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amphibian
a cold-blooded animal with a backbone that lives in water and breathes with gills.
Big night
when salamanders migrate back to the vernal pool of their birth.
biodiversity
the number and variety of organisms found within specified geographic region.
certification
the process by which a vernal pool gets officially registered with the NHESP (Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program) by meeting certain standards
consumer
to eat or drink up ; to absorb completly
decomposer
breaks down dead plants, animals, and waste of other organisms.
ecology
the study of the relationship between plants, animalsand their enviorment.
egg masses
eggs covered in a gelatinous substance.
entomology
a branch of zoology dealing with the scientific study of insects.
ephomeral
short lived, temporary.
facultative
capable of living under any kind of enviormental conditions.
fairy shrimp
a species of shrimp that breeds only in a vernal pool.
food web / chain
an rordered arangmentof plants and animals in which one feeds upon the one below it on the food chain.
habitat
the place where plant or animals live and grow naturally.
herpetology
a branch of zoology that deals with the study of reptiles and amphibians
indicator species
plants or animals that are typically found in a spicific habitat and help identify that habitat.
insects
arthropods with three body parts and six legs.
invertebrates
without a backbone.
kingdom
any of five divisions by which all organisms are classified (plant, animal, monera, protist, fungi)
larva
immiture form of any animal that changesstructure when it becomes an adult; usually by complete metamorphosis.
metamorphosis
the transformation and change structure and habits of an animal during normal growth.
microorganisms
an organism of microscopic size.
nymph
an immature insect that changes in shape or size.
obligate
essential
producer
convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into sugars and oxygen.
protists
microscopic one-celled organisms.