man Impact on the Environment firections: Read Human Impact on the Environment and then answer the following questions. 1. Use context clues to define the following terms: Detivirectiolcdot underline ( ) Overfiting cdot underline ( ) Nutree prccies cdot underline ( ) Creericone gy_(5),underline ( ) Perticion -underline ( ) Herbicka cdot underline ( ) Sevage -underline ( ) Deforestation - as (bad) consequences of overlishing?

1. Detrivore - An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so, they carry out the natural process of decomposition.<br />2. Overfishing - The act of catching fish from a body of water at rates that are too high for the population to recover.<br />3. Nutrient cycle - The process in which essential elements of life are transferred from the environment to organisms and back to the environment.<br />4. Erosion - The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes such as wind or water flow, and then transported and deposited in other locations.<br />5. Pollution - The presence or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.<br />6. Herbivore - An animal that gets its energy from eating plants, and only plants.<br />7. Sewage - Waste water and excrement conveyed in a pipe or channel.<br />8. Deforestation - The removal or clearing of forests, usually as a result of human activities such as logging, agriculture, or urbanization.