(ǝ na lǝ sǝs): An examination of a whole to discover its elements and their relations.

(ǝ kwä tik): Growing or living in or often found in water.

(kla sǝ fī): To arrange in a group, set, or kind that shares common attributes.

(kän(t) sər vā shən): A careful preservation and protection of something, especially planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.

(dā tǝ or da tǝ): Factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation.

(ē mi shǝn): Something emitted or discharged, usually into the air.

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

(fresh wȯ tǝr): (adjective) living in or taken from fresh water; (noun) water that is not salty.

(ha bә tat): The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows.

(ma nij): (1) To look after and make decisions about; (2) to treat with care.

(nā tiv): Living or growing naturally in a particular region.

(pä pyǝ lā shǝn): The total of individuals occupying an area.

(spē sēz or spē shēz): A category of living things that ranks below a genus, is made up of related individuals able to produce fertile offspring, and is identified by a two-part scientific name.

(stat ǝs or stāt ǝs): A particular state or condition.

(trend): The general movement over time of a statistically detectable change.

(wī(e)l(d) līf): Living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated.