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Earths oceans
Term | Definition |
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Food chain | series of organisms in which each feeds on the one on the next lower level |
Food web | network of interconnected food chains in an ecostystem |
Biodiversity | when an organism is different from another organism |
Upwelling | carries cold water from deep in the ocean up to the surface |
Photosynthesis | When plants make their own food by using the sunlight also used in the ocean by underwater plants |
Chemosynthesis | when autotrouphs in the ocean use chemical bonds to make their own food |
Hydrothermal vents | openings in the ocean that release heat |
Salinity | the amount of saltiness in the ocean |
Nektons | |
Benthos | |
Plankton | |
Phytoplankton | |
Zoo plankton |