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Marine Systems
Science
Term | Definition |
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nekton | aquatic animals able to move against the current freely |
plankton | a diverse group un-able to swim against the current so they float along in it in ether fresh or salt water. |
photosynthsis | making food from the light |
estuaries | a place where the river meets the ocean, shallow, and holds many animals and plant life. |
ecosystem | a community of living things in conjunction to the non-living components. |
salinity | the saltiness or the amount of salt dissolved in water from a water to salt ratio |
marine snow | organic particles that float downwards, serve as food |
bioluminesents | organisms that make their own life |
chemosysthsis | creating your own food through heat and chemical energy (EX: Tube worms) |
Hydro-thermal vents | underwater volcanoes that support life |
Vaucole | compartments in plants designed to hold water or to get rid of it. |
Trench | deepest part of the ocean in the Hadal zone formed by plate tectonics |
marine organisms | animals and plants that thrive within the water. Also micro-organisms |
ridge | underwater mountain |
deep ocean | below 1,000 meters |