Bioindicators

2. also known as bioamplification
4. – Common environmental pollutant detected by bioindicators
6. – Increased levels of this can damage bioindicators.
7. filtration- is commonly used for indicator microorganisms such as total coliforms, fecal coliforms, enterococci (fecal streptococci)
9. Monitoring- useful tool in assessing the health of freshwater systems
10. – Sensitive amphibians used to gauge ecosystem health
11. that live in houses made of glass
16. It is the gradual accumulation of subtances
17. – These invertebrates show soil health conditions
18. through a chemical reaction that produces light energy within an organisms body
19. Plants- Evaluated as the bioindicators of heavey metals
20. is a sensitive indicators of air pollution particularly sulfur dioxide

1. is a significant component of biological monitoring programs for assessing water
3. species-a species ecologists monitor to help gauge how healthy an ecosystem is.
5. – Insects whose population reflects water quality in streams.
8. indicates sewage and heavy metal pollution of water
12. – A critical nutrient that, when in excess, signals pollution.
13. – These birds help detect changes in marine ecosystems.
14. System-They can be from both higher and lower classes of plantae
15. System-Diverse group of organisms found in large quantities.