Terrestrial VOCAB

Front

A plant or animal with a low or declining population

Back

Species at Risk

Front

Mixture of clay, silt, & sand; best for crops

Back

Loam

Front

Rotating crop types planted yearly on a field

Back

Crop Rotation

Front

Dead plant material like leaves, bark, and twigs on the ground

Back

Litter

Front

High-fiber plant life like grasses or hay for feeding cattle or horses

Back

Forage

Front

Graze heavily, damaging vegetation and causing erosion.

Back

Overgrazing

Front

Required by plants to complete their life cycle; irreplaceable element.

Back

Essential Element

Front

Process where a sprout grows from a seed

Back

Germination

Front

Tubes in plants that transport water and nutrients

Back

Xylem

Front

An area with biotic and non-biotic factors that make it unique

Back

Ecozone