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CARNIVOROUS 



Pertaining to animals that feed on other 

 animals. (See Herbivorous) 



CARRYING CAPACITY 



The maximum quantity of organisms that any 

 particular habitat can support over an 

 extended period. 



CATABOLISM 



The breakdown of organic compounds within an 

 organism. (See Metabolism) 



CATADROMOUS 



Pertaining to fish that spend most of their 

 life in freshwaters; but migrate to the sea 

 to spawn ; e.g., american eel. (See Anadromous) 



CATASTROPHIC 

 DRIFT 



Massive drift of bottom organisms under 

 conditions of stress such as floods or toxicity . 

 (See Drift Organisms . Incidental Drift , 

 Periodic Drift) 



CHEMICAL 

 STRATIFICATION 



A layering of water in a lake because of 

 density differences owing to the varying or 

 differential concentrations of dissolved 

 substances with depth. (See Stratification) 



CHLOROPHYLL 



Green photosynthetic pigment present in many 

 plant and some bacterial cells. There are seven 

 known types of chlorophyll; their presence 

 and abundance vary from one group of photosyn- 

 thetic organisms to another. 



