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Ecology 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| environment | the air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live |
| to be aware | to know that something exists, or to have knowledge or experience of a particular thing |
| interdependent | dependent on each other |
| valuable | helpful and important |
| deforestation | cutting down of trees in a large area or the destruction of forests by people |
| biodiversity | the degree of variation of animal and plant species on Earth |
| extinct | animal, plant, or language no longer exists |
| conservation | the careful use of energy, water, and other resources, so that they are not wasted or lost |
| nuclear | relating to energy produced by changing the structure of the central part of an atom |
| deplete | to reduce the amount of something or the number of things |
| ozone | a kind of oxygen that exists high in the Earth’s atmosphere |
| pollution | the process of damaging the air, water, or land with chemicals or other substances |
| waste | the useless materials, substances, or parts that are left after you use something |