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Biomagnification : ( in French : la bioamplification) : refers to the
concentration of contaminants in the food chain.
Breeding : ( in French : la reproduction ) : when animals
reproduce .
Clam : ( in French : palourde) : is a shellfish.
Cetacean : ( in French : un cétacé) : refers to large mammals
such as : whales , dolphins ……etc
Commensalism : ( in French : le commensalisme ) : refers to a
relationship between two organisms
where one
organism
benefits from the relationship , while the other is not harmed or
damaged.
Competition : ( in French : compétition) : if two organisms
compete against each other , one of them trys to be more
successfull , better or have more things , more space ………than
the other.
Competitive
exclusion :
(
In
French :
compétition
interspécifique) : means that two species competing for
the
same resources can not coexist.
Cuttlefish : ( in French : la seiche) : is a sea creature that belongs
to the marine cephalopods.
Decomposer : ( in French : décomposeur ) : such as fungi ,
decomposers break down dead plants and animals and convert
the nutrients
they hold into inorganic materials for primary
producers.
Developmental
abnormalities :
(in
French :
troubles
du
développement) : this occurs when juvenile organisms are
subjected to some toxic substances or contaminants which will
affect their normal growth , for example they can develop
deformed skeleton .
Deposit feeder : ( in French : limivore) : organisms that ingest
particles associated with sediments .
Detoxifying mechanism : ( in French : détoxification) : is a
metabollic process through which some organisms can get rid of
some toxic substances found in their body.