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Find specific terms<\/span> related to ecology, conservation efforts and the work being done by CAP LTER and Ecology Explorers.<\/h2>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Arthropod<\/strong>: An animal with jointed appendages and no backbone. They usually have 2 to 3 distinctive body parts and are bilaterally symmetric. Examples include spiders, scorpions and ticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City zoning ordinances<\/strong>: Rules, usually determined by a city council, that specify how land can be used. For example, an area may be zoned for low-density residential use, which limits the number of houses that can be built per acre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community<\/strong>: In ecology, this term refers to populations of animals and plants that live within a defined area. For example, all the plants and animals that live in South Mountain Park would be a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decomposer:<\/strong> An organism that consumes dead plant\/animal material or waste products for sustenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desert remnant: <\/strong>In CAP LTER projects, this is an undisturbed piece of native Sonoran Desert surrounded, or almost completely surrounded, by a city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diverse, diversity:<\/strong> The variety of plants and animals found within an area or ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecology:<\/strong> The branch of biology that studies interactions among living things as well as interactions between living things and their physical environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herbivore:<\/strong> An animal that eats plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hypothesis:<\/strong> A statement, often written in an \u201cif-then\u201d format, that suggests a possible explanation for something and can be tested. An example would be, \u201cIf a plant gets a lot of sunlight, then it will grow better than a plant in the shade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Land use: <\/strong>This describes the different purposes natural landscapes can be used for by people after settling in an area. Examples include residential, commercial, industrial, urban and agricultural land uses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Agricultural<\/strong>: Land use category where natural surroundings have been converted to producing crops or raising domestic animals for food and other uses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Urban<\/strong>: Land use category where natural surroundings are used for development unrelated to agriculture. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Residential<\/strong>: Land use category where natural surroundings are converted into housing for people. Low density refers to 1-2 homes per acre of land, while high-density use has over 15 homes per acre.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Commercial and industrial<\/strong>:  Land use category where natural surroundings are converted into spaces where people work. Some examples include shopping centers, hotels, motels, resorts, business parks and factories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Recreation<\/strong>: Land use category where natural surroundings have been altered for outdoor enjoyment; this includes spaces like parks or golf courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Larvae:<\/strong> The immature stage for some insects; often resembles a worm.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Life cycle:<\/strong> The chronological sequence of events in an organism\u2019s life, starting from the embryo stage, progressing through growth to reproduction. The cycle repeats with the next generation of organisms..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Natural phenomena:<\/strong> Occurrences without human input or intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Parasites<\/strong>: An animal that lives on or inside another plant or animal, usually called a host. The parasite gets its food from the host organism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Predators<\/strong>: An animal that captures and eats another animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Topography<\/strong>: The physical aspects and shape of a landscape, including features like flatness, hills and slopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Urbanization<\/strong>: the process of transforming natural landscapes or agricultural areas into cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Xeriscape<\/strong>: Landscape design, common in deserts and arid regions, that incorporates low-water plants and requires minimal irrigation and upkeep. <\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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