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Term | Definition |
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Bio-luminescent -> | Organisms that make their own light. |
Hydro-thermal Vents -> | Underwater valconically heated water. Supports life. |
Marine Snow -> | Organic particals that floats downward. Food for marine life. |
Trench -> | Deepest part of the ocean, hadal zone, formed by tectonic plates. |
Chemo-synthesis -> | Using chemicals heat energy to make food. ( Tube-worms ) |
Estuary -> | Where the river meets the sea. |
Ecosystem -> | A community of living organisms. |
Salinity -> | The saltiness in the water. |
Nekton -> | Organisms that can swim independently. |
Plankton -> | Organisms that can't swim independently. |
Photosynthesis -> | The process of make food from sunlight. |
Vacuole -> | Where plants store salt water from estuarys. |
Deep Ocean -> | The part of the ocean below 1,000 ft. |
Marine Organisms -> | Plants, animals, and bacteria that lives in the water. |
Ridge -> | Opposite of trenches, underwater mountains. |