acidic—tending to form an
acid, having a pH of less than 7
algae—photosynthetic microorganisms
which are mainly aquatic and differ from plants
because of a lack of true stems, roots, and leaves
alkaline—having a pH of
greater than 7
alter(ed)—to make different
angler(s)—fisherman
arsenate—a salt of arsenic
acid
arsenic—a highly poisonous
metallic element
aquatic—having to do with
water
au revoir—French for “good-bye”
bacteria—unicellular microorganisms
that are members of Domain Bacteria
bicarbonate—a chemical
that is a variety of carbonic acid salt; some
bicarbonates are used as antacids
bio-indicator(s)—a living
creature whose presence indicates the existence
of certain environmental conditions
chloride—a compound containing
chlorine
condensate—a product of
condensation. Condensation is when a gas or vapor
is reduced to a liquid or solid form.
continental divide—a divide
separating river systems that flow to opposite
sides of a continent.
coolant—something that
reduces a system’s temperature while the
system is operating by conducting away the heat
produced
counterpart—a person or
thing that closely resembles another
decomposer(s)—something
that breaks down or decays something
degrade(d)—to lower the
quality of something
density—the number of
individual organisms that are present in an area
deplete(d)—to exhaust
the supply of something
diatom(s)—single-celled
algae, whose shells are made of silica
dovetail—to fit or coincide
with
ecologist—someone who
studies the relationships between organisms and
their environments
element—a substance whose
atoms have a identical number of protons in each
nucleus
EPT—abbreviation for Ephemeroptera,
Plecoptera, and Trichoptera, insect groups affected
by many kinds of water pollution
Ephemeroptera—scientific
name of mayflies
geothermal—having to do
with heat from the Earth
habitat— the environment
in which life forms live and grow
Hilsenhoff Biotic Index (HBI)—a
measure of the health of a stream on a scale of
1-10 (with 1 being most healthy) that is based
on the macroinvertebrate communities present
hydrothermal—having to
do with hot water
invasive species—a non-native
organism that has intruded into an area and may
have serious detrimental effects on native organisms
larva(e)—newly hatched
insects that are still without wings
macroinvertebrate(s)—a
visible animal that lacks a backbone
metabolism—the physical
and chemical processes in which food is converted
by an organism for the maintenance of life
microorganism(s)—tiny
life forms such as bacteria or algae; individuals
are usually not visible to the naked eye
mineral—a solid that occurs
naturally and has a definite chemical composition.
A mineral’s atoms usually form a regular
pattern.
mollusk(s)—an invertebrate
typically having a hard shell that encloses a
soft body, such as a snail or bivalve
Neva Riviera—a character,
reputedly a pirate, who has had several previous
encounters with the Yellowstone Ministry of Mysteries
outcompete—to compete
against in a manner that exceeds and may overpower
pH—a measure of the acidity
or basicity of water ranging from 1-14 (1 being
strongly acidic, 14 strongly basic) as determined
by percent Hydrogen ion
photosynthesis—the process
in which plants or plant-like microorganisms use
sunlight to change carbon dioxide into cellular
material and split water (or hydrogen sulfide)
into byproducts such as oxygen (or sulfur)
Plecoptra—the scientific
name for stoneflies
pollutant(s)—a waste material
that contaminates water, air, or soil
predator(s)—an animal
that survives by killing and eating other animals
respiration—the physical
and chemical processes by which an organism takes
in and uses oxygen and emits carbon dioxide
Sherlock Holmes—a fictional
English detective
sodium—a soft, light,
silver-white metallic element; when sodium is
combined with chloride, the compound is known
as salt
subalpine—the mountainous
regions higher than foothills, but lower than
tree lines
thermophile(s)—microorganisms
that thrive in extremely hot environments
Tricoptera—the scientific
name for caddisflies
tributary(ies)—a stream
that flows into a larger stream or body of water
tolerant—accepting of
the presence of something
villainy—acts of wickedness
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