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:wave: Study Notes for Senior Science --> Please tell me if this information was useful!!! 
Water
Bioaccumulation – The accumulation of a substance in various tissues of a living organism.
Wilting – When plants lose water from their leaves, and the leaves loses their structure.
Fertilisers – Substances added to soil to increase a plant’s growth.
Algal Blooms – Excess growth of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) that covers the surface of water.
Eutrophication – An excess of mineral nutrients.
Transpiration – Loss of water from the aerial parts of a plant (leaf) through small pores called stomata. Transpiration helps to transport water from the roots to the leaf.
Solute – It is the substance that dissolves in a solution.
Solvent – It is the substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
Solution – It is made up of a solute and a solvent.
Hydrological Cycle (Water Cycle) – Water is continuously recycled between the ground and the atmosphere.
Water Table – The level at which you reach ground water.
Aquifer – It is the body of soil or rock that holds water.
Catchment Area – An area of land that holds water with natural features forming its boundaries.
Ground Salinity – When the soil contains an excess of salt.
Herbicides – Chemicals used to control unwanted plants.
Pesticide – Chemicals used to control pests other than plants.
Leaching – The loss of nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation.
Acid Rain – When rain is polluted with acids caused by sulfur and nitrogen compounds.
Thermal Pollution – When a body of water’s temperature is unnaturally changed by human influence.
Plants
Photosynthesis – When plants prepare food from carbon dioxide and water in presence of sunlight. Glucose and oxygen is formed as a product.
Water + Carbon Dioxide > Sunlight/Chlorophyll = Glucose + Oxygen
6H2O + 6CO2 > Sunlight/Chlorophyll > C6H12O6 + 6O2
Germination – The process where a seed embryo breaks through the seed coat and starts its growth.
Germination Requirements:
Temperature
Water
Oxygen
Macrominerals – Minerals required in the largest amounts. Examples of these are:
Calcium, Chloride, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Silicon, Sodium, and Sulfur.
Microminerals – Minerals required in the smallest amounts. Examples of these are:
Iron, Zinc, Iodine, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, and Chromium.
Water
Bioaccumulation – The accumulation of a substance in various tissues of a living organism.
Wilting – When plants lose water from their leaves, and the leaves loses their structure.
Fertilisers – Substances added to soil to increase a plant’s growth.
Algal Blooms – Excess growth of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) that covers the surface of water.
Eutrophication – An excess of mineral nutrients.
Transpiration – Loss of water from the aerial parts of a plant (leaf) through small pores called stomata. Transpiration helps to transport water from the roots to the leaf.
Solute – It is the substance that dissolves in a solution.
Solvent – It is the substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
Solution – It is made up of a solute and a solvent.
Hydrological Cycle (Water Cycle) – Water is continuously recycled between the ground and the atmosphere.
Water Table – The level at which you reach ground water.
Aquifer – It is the body of soil or rock that holds water.
Catchment Area – An area of land that holds water with natural features forming its boundaries.
Ground Salinity – When the soil contains an excess of salt.
Herbicides – Chemicals used to control unwanted plants.
Pesticide – Chemicals used to control pests other than plants.
Leaching – The loss of nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation.
Acid Rain – When rain is polluted with acids caused by sulfur and nitrogen compounds.
Thermal Pollution – When a body of water’s temperature is unnaturally changed by human influence.
Plants
Photosynthesis – When plants prepare food from carbon dioxide and water in presence of sunlight. Glucose and oxygen is formed as a product.
Water + Carbon Dioxide > Sunlight/Chlorophyll = Glucose + Oxygen
6H2O + 6CO2 > Sunlight/Chlorophyll > C6H12O6 + 6O2
Germination – The process where a seed embryo breaks through the seed coat and starts its growth.
Germination Requirements:
Temperature
Water
Oxygen
Macrominerals – Minerals required in the largest amounts. Examples of these are:
Calcium, Chloride, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Silicon, Sodium, and Sulfur.
Microminerals – Minerals required in the smallest amounts. Examples of these are:
Iron, Zinc, Iodine, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, and Chromium.
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