Wetlands Glossary

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Aphysical or behavioral feature of an organism that increases its chance ofsurvival.

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Adaptation

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Simpleplants that are very small and live in water through photosynthesis, algae arethe main producers of food and oxygen in water environments.

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Algae

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Livesin water.

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Aquatic

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Aconsumer (organism) that eats animals.

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CarnivoreFragment

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Allthe living organisms present in an ecosystem.

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Community

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

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Conservation

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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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Consumer

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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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Decomposer

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

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Ecosystem

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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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Emergent Plants

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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 Chain

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Interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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Food Web

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The place where an animal and plant community naturally occur.

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Habitat

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A consumer (organism) that feeds on plants.

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Herbivore

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

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Omnivore

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The decaying or decayed matter from once living organisms.

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Organic Waste

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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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Producer

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A carnivore that feeds on the remains of animals which it did not kill.

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Scavenger

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Animals which consume herbivores.

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Second-order Consumer

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

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Submerged Plants

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

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Third-order Consumer