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Protect Ecosystems
5th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pollution | waste products that damage an ecosystem |
| conserving | saving resources |
| reuse | to keep items that can be used again |
| succession | gradual natural change to an ecosystem |
| reduce | to cut down on the use of resources |
| reclamation | process of restoring a damaged ecosystem |
| secondary succession | plants start to occur after a natural disaster |
| primary succession | plants start to occur on new, barren land |
| strip-mining | catastrophic change humans have done to the ecosystem |
| wetlands | provide habitats for marine organisms and act as natural filters to purify water |
| Industrial Revolution | Event in history that increased air, water, land pollution and natural resources being used rapidly. |