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Life science:
Natural resources
Definition | Term |
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microscopic, single-celled living things that exist everywhere and that can either be useful or harmful | Bacteria |
the part of Earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist | Biosphere |
the protection of valuable things, especially forests, wildlife, natural resources, or artistic or historic objects | Conservation |
all the living things in a place and their relation to their environment | Ecosystem |
to remove or pull something out | Extract |
an ordered arrangement of animals and plants in which each feeds on the one below it in the chain | Food chain |
coal, oil, or natural gas, formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animal | Fossil fuels |
to control something and use it for a particular purpose | Harness |
without end | Infinite |
a rock or soil that contains a metal or valuable mineral | Ore |
to completely change something | Transform |
being the only one of its kind | Unique |