Wetlands

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Adaptation

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A physical or behavioral feature of an organism that increases its chance of survival.

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Bank

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The rising ground that borders a stream, pond or other body of water

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Bed

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The ground under a river, pond or other body of water.

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Bog

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Created when decaying moss or other vegetable matter sinks to the bottom of a lake or pond forming a slimy sediment Over time, the water evaporates or seeps out leaving an area of wet spongy ground, usually has highly acidic peaty soil.

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Carnivore

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A consumer (organism) that eats animals.

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Community

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All the living organisms present in an ecosystem.

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Conservation

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Careful preservation and protection of natural resources from loss, harm, or waste, planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction or neglect.

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Consumer

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An organism that is not capable of making food from nonliving substances; must eat other organisms or parts of organisms to obtain energy.

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Decomposer

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An organism which consumes organic waste, reducing it to simple nutrients that can be used again by living things; decomposers include: molds, insects, worms, and fungi.

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Ecosystem

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The relationship of living organisms between themselves and the non-living environment in a specific area.

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Emergent Plants

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Water plants with roots and part of the stern submerged below water level, but the rest of the plant is above water; cattails and bulrushes.

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Endangered

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A species that is in danger of extinction or extirpation throughout all or a significant portion of its Canadian Range.

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Erosion

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The gradual wearing away of landforms or soil due to the action of glaciers, water or wind.

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Fen

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Low lying, wet land; covered wholly or partly by shallow, usually stagnant water; typically, a fen has peaty soil that ranges from very alkaline to slightly acidic.

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First-order consumer

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Animals which consume plants; herbivores; deer, mice

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Floating Plants

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Water plants with floating leaves; may be free-floating, such as duckweed, or attached to the bottom by a root system as in the case with pond lilies.

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Food Chain

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Interrelations of organisms that feed upon each other, transferring energy and nutrients. Typically, solar energy is processed by plants who are eaten by herbivores, who are eaten by carnivores; sun=grass=mouse=>owl

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Food Web

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Interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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Habitat

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The place where an animal and plant community naturally occur.

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Omnivore

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A consumer (organism) that eats both animals and plants.

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Organic Waste

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The decaying or decayed matter from once living organisms.

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Organism

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A living entity plants, animals, monevans, protistans and fungi.

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Photosynthesis

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Process by which green plants (chlorophyll containing) make food by combining carbon dioxide and water using energy from sunlight.

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Pond

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A relatively small body of standing, fresh water; usually shallow enough for sunlight to reach the bed.

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Predator

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An animal that preys on other animals.

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Producer

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An organism that makes its own food through the process of photosynthesis; all green plants are producers.

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Second-order Consumer

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Animals which consume herbivores.

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Submerged Plants

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Water plants that are completely below water such as waterweed and coontail.

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Swamp

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Marshy land with dense vegetation including trees not common in Alberta.

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Third-order Consumer

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Animals which eat second-order consumers; carnivores which eat other carnivores.

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Did my teacher make me make these?

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Yes!