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Ecology
The study of Ecosystems
Term | Definition |
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abiotic | having to do with nonliving things |
algae | small plants without roots or stems that grow mainly in water |
biotic | having to do with living things |
conservation | the protection of valuable thing |
environments | the natural surroundings of living things |
estuary | the wide part of a river, where it joins the ocean |
kelp | a large, edible, brown seaweed |
kudzu | a fast-growing Asian vine |
pollutants | suvastances that contaminate another substance |
predators | animals that live by hunting otger animals for food |
prey | an animal hunted by another nimal for food |
species | one of the groups into which animals and plants are divided |