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| Bioluminescence | Any organism that makes it's own light from a chemical reaction.
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| Chemosynthesis | When organisms make their food using chemical heat.
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| Photosynthesis | When organisms make their food using light.
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| Hadal | The last layer in the ocean that includes trenches from 6000 meters to 11000 meters under the water. Also named after Hades.
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| Abyssal | The fourth layer in the ocean that goes from 4000 to 6000 meters underwater. Named for being "bottomless"
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| Midnight | The third layer in the ocean that goes from 1000 to 4000 meters under the water. Named for being so dark.
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| Twilight | The second layer of the ocean that goes from 200 to 1000 meters underwater. It was named for being barely able to see.
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| Sunlight | The top layer of the ocean from 0-200 meters.l It is light and many plants & animals stay in this zone. Named for being so light.
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| Deep Ocean | 1k+ meters below the surface is this area. Includes the Midnight zone, Abyssal zone, and Hadal zone.
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| Trenches | Deep ditches in the ocean that is caused by continental drift. The deepest discovered is the Marianas Trench.
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| Marine Snow | In the bottom layers when organic particles rain down and feed other organisms. Normally the organisms only source of food.
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| Continental Drift | When the tectonic plates move around.
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| Ridge | Under water mountain ranges. Also caused by the continental drift.
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| Continental Shelf | The edge where the depth of the water increases rapidly. It is like a ledge where the bottom drops.
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| Salinity | How salty the water (or other liquid) is.
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| Hydrothermal Vents | Volcano like spouts at the bottom of the ocean that shoot out hot water or steam.
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| Black Smoke Vents | A name that some scientists call Hydrothermal Vents because the steam is packed together so much it looks like a black cloud.
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| Depth | How deep something is.
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| Plankton | Non-moving organisms or organisms that cannot move for themselves, they just go with the flow of the ocean currents.
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| Nekton | Freely moving organisms, they move around when and how they want.
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| Estuaries | Where the mouth of a fresh water rive rand the ocean meet and make an ecosystem.
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| Ecosystem | A system where the living and non-living organisms work together.
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| Vacules | Little pockets on plants that in estuaries some plants use to store salt.
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| Dry Season | When the area is not very rainy.
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| Water Pressure | The column of water that adds pressure and it's capable of crushing you like a Krabby Patty.
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| Ecologists | A person that studies the interaction between organisms and their environment.
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| Monsoon Season | When it rains a lot in an area.
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