Key-industry (Animals) 



Herbivorous animals which are so numerous that a large 

 number of other animals are dependent upon them for food 

 (e.g., Copepods. cf. Food-chain, Pyramid-oj '-numbers. 



Key Areas 



Critical areas of range land which represent range that 

 is most likely to be overgrazed; used as criteria or indices 

 of proper use of the range. 



Key Species 



Any species of plants which because of palatability, abun- 

 dance, or other characteristics may be used in estimating 

 degree of utilization, trend, or condition of the range, cf. 

 Decreasers. 



Krebs Cycle 



The aerobic portion of Respiration, in which pyruvic 

 acid is oxidized, usually to carbon dioxide and water as end 

 products. 



Kinesis 



The behaviour of an animal resulting from unoriented 

 reflex action of the entire animal. 



Klendusity 



The capability of an otherwise susceptible variety of 

 a species to escape infection because of the way it grows, 

 e.g., plants that mature early and thus escape late-season 

 diseases. 



Klinokinesis 



The random turning movements of an organism which 

 increase in rate as it nears an unfavorable environment, cf. 



Klinotaxis, Orthokinesis. 



Klinotaxis 



A sudden movement away from an unfavorable en- 



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