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Vocab Week 24

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Plankton   tiny algae & animals that float in water & are carried by waves & currents  
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Nekton   free swimming animals that can move throughout the water column  
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Benthos   organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean or other body of water  
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Upwelling   the movement of cold, nutrient-filled water from deep layers of the ocean up to the surface  
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Chemosynthesis   process by which some organisms use the energy stored in chemical bonds to make their own food  
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Bioluminescence   production of light by living things  
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Sonar   system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance to an object used for ocean navigation  
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RON   unmanned submersible that is hooked to a mother ship & operated by pilots using a joy stick  
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ABE   remote submersible equipped with cameras & sensors that navigates by sound beacons for long periods of time  
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Oceanography   the study & exploration of the worlds ocean  
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