Vocabulary

1. Herbicide- substance that kills plants
Herbicides were used to remove the weeds.

2. Compost- substance consisting of decaying organisms that are used as fertilizer
The plants were added to the compost.

3. Wildlife- a wide spreading fire that is hard to extinguish
The wildfire burned through the forest.

4. High nitrogen fertilizer- fertilizer that contains nitrogen
High nitrogen fertilizer was used in the garden.

5. Horticultural- cultivation of plants
The town was horticultural.

6. Hyphae- threadlike element of mycelium in fungus
The hyphae was seen on the fungi.

7. Aphids- insects that eat sap from plants
Aphids ruined the plants.

8. Pesticides- chemicals that destroy pests
Pesticides were used in the garden.

9. Insecticides- chemicals that kill insects
Insecticides were used on insects in the garden.

10. Fungicides- chemicals that destroy fungus
Fungicides were used to remove the fungi.

11. Herbicides- chemicals that kill plants
The weeds were removed by merbicides.

12. Pest- insect or animal that destroys plants
A pest was seen running through the garden.

13. Silviculture- cultivation of forests
They used Silviculture in the forest.

14. Viniculture- science of making wine
His knowledge of viniculture was great.

15. Agriculture- production of crops
They recently discovered agriculture.

16. Rototilling- breaking up soil
He was rototilling the ground.

17. N-P-K- nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium
The substance contained NPK.

18. Cation- positively charged ion
A cation is positively charged.

19. Anion- negatively charged ion
An anion is negatively charged.

20. Kingdoms- province of nature
Plants and animals were separated into kingdoms.

21. Archaebacteria- group of microorganisms
Archaebacteria are microorganisms.

22. Eubacteria- simple undifferentiated cells
Eubacteria are simple cells.

23. Animals- members of the kingdom animalia
Animals are outside.

24. Plants- members of the kingdom plantae
Plants are outside.

25. Fungi- a taxonomic kingdom or division in the plantae kingdom
Fungi grew in the garden.

26. Protists- single celled organisms
Protists are single celled organisms.

27. Micrometer- device used for measuring minute distances
A micrometer measured the distance.

28. Flora- plants in a region
Flora consists of plants.

29. Fauna- animals in a region
Fauna consists of animals.

30. Protozoa- major grouping in the kingdom protista
Protozoa was seen under the microscope.

31. Nematodes- roundworms
Nematodes ate the plants.

32. Food web- organisms related by predator-prey, consumer-resource interactions
The food web is complex.

33. Micro arthropods- small invertebrates
Micro arthropods are invertebrates.

34. Photosynthesis- process in which plants convert light into energy
The plants performed photosynthesis.

35. Exudates- substance that drips
The substance was an exudate.

36. Rhizosphere- area of soil that surrounds the roots of plants
Roots are in the rhizosphere.

37. Protists- single celled organisms
Protists are single celled organisms.

38. Amoeba- single celled protozoa
Amoebae are single celled organisms.

39. Paramecium- freshwater protozoa
Paramecium was seen in the water.

40. Flagellates- to whip
Flagellate means to whip.

41. Ciliates- protozoan of the phylum ciliophora
Ciliates were seen under the microscope.

42. Microbes- microorganisms
Microbes are also known as microorganisms.

43. Chemosynthesis- synthesis of organic compounds within an organism
Chemosynthesis was performed in the lab.

44. Wax and wane- increase and decrease
The wax and wane of the plants were strange.

45. Fertilizer- substance that fertilizes soil
Fertilizer improved the soil.

46. Arthropods- invertebrates
Arthropods are invertebrates.

47. Aggregates- total
The aggregates were surprising.

48. Fodder- food for livestock
Fodder is for livestock.

49. Pathogen- disease producing agent
Pathogens can cause disease.

50. Mycorrhiza(e)- symbiotic association of the mycelium of fungus
The mycorrhiza was interesting.

51. Inhibitory- restrain
Inhibit means to restrain.

52. Streptomycin- antibiotic
Streptomycin is an antibiotic.

53. Ammonium- univalent ion
Ammonium was used in the lab.

54. Ecosystem- system formed by the interaction of organisms with their environment
The ecosystem consists of plants and animals.