(ka nə pē): A protective covering, such as the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest.

(klī mǝt): The average weather conditions of a particular place or region over a period of years.

(kən dək tən(t)s): The readiness with which gases pass into and out of a leaf’s surface.

(i rōd): To wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice.

(jē ə mȯr fik): Relating to the form of the landscape and other natural features of the earth’s surface.

(hī bər na kyə lə): (singular: hibernaculum) Shelters occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (such as an insect, snake, bat, or marmot).

(in sek tə vȯr): An organism that feeds mainly on insects.

(lēch): To dissolve out a substance by the action of a percolating liquid.

(nü trē ǝnt): A substance or ingredient that promotes growth, provides energy, and maintains life.

(pā lē än tä lə jist): A scientist who studies the life of past geological periods as known from fossil remains.

(path ǝ jǝn): A germ (such as a bacterium or virus) that causes disease.

(skat): Animal fecal droppings.

(se dǝ mǝnt): Material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers.

(siŋk hōl): A hollow in a limestone region that is related to a cave or underground passage.

(säl yə bəl): Capable of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid, especially water.

(spē lē ō thǝm): A cave formation formed by groundwater.

(sü pər na chə rəl): Something attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.

(tak sə): (singular: taxon) The name applied to a taxonomic group in a formal system of naming.

(tran(t)s mi shən): The process of transferring from one person, animal, or place, to another.

(və lä sə tē): Speed of movement.