Science Test (Compost, Water Quality, Mushrooms)
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imnickhello on October 19, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 leachate | a liquid that comes from a compost containing nutrients |
| humus | a fully matured compost |
| hyphae | long, branching tubule structures which grow at the tip |
| Agaricus bisporous | a mushroom |
| mycelium | a massive collection of hyphae that is located underground |
| organic | a material containing carbon |
| aeration | the process of replenishing the supply of oxygen |
| saprophytes | fungus which secretes enzymes that digests food outside of itself |
| spores | reproductive cells that form fungi without fertilization |
| budding | asexual reproduction |
| chitin | the hard material of spores |
| truffle | a huge mass of expensive fungus |
| mushrooms | spore-producing reproductive structures of some fungi |
| lichen | organisms made of fungi and algae |
| 65º or higher | the temperature that kills microorganisms in compost |
| 7.0 | neutral on the pH scale |
| 1% | amount of fresh water on earth |
| above 7.0 | basic on pH |
| below 7.0 | acidic on pH |
| 0-14 | pH scale |
| 80% | percentage of water on earths surface |
| 120-160ºF | ideal composting temp range |
| 3-6 months | average time to compost |
| nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus | nutrients in composting |
| warm humid places | where does fungi grow? |
| nitrates, pH, dissolved oxygen, phosphate, temperature | what is tested in water quality? |
| a nutrient that acts as a fertilizer for aquatic plants | what are phosphates |
| 5-10ppm | optimal level for nitrates |
| 5-15 ppm | optimal level for dissolved oxygen |
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