TCI Ch 4 The Great Lakes Region and pollutants

<p>Damage to the natural environment caused by harmful substances</p>

<p>a series of plant and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food</p>

Water from rainfall that is not absorbed into the soil and instead flows into streams or lakes,

<p>an area where the soil is usually wet or covered with water</p>

<p>a geographic area that includes the land and waterways that drain into a body of water</p>

<p>made up of water that is not salty</p>

something that pollutes or damages air,soil, or water

<p>Bits of soil left in a place by moving water</p>

all of the feeding relationships within an ecosystem

<p>all living things in an aea and the environment in which they live</p>

<p>a nonnative plant or animal in an ecosystem - like the pythons in Florida</p>

a large mass of ice found near the poles - river of ice

<p>The natural environment in which a plant or animal lives</p>

<p>a chemical that is poisonous to humans or other living things</p>