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Ecology
The study of Ecosystems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |