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Ocean Vocab

6th Science

TermDefinition
Biodiversity the variety of living things that exist in an ecosystem
coastal related to areas along the coast
consume use, eat
consumer any organism that gets its energy and matter from eating other organisms
consumption the action of consuming resources
coral bleaching the process by which coral expels algae as a result of stress from a change in conditions, which results in a change of the coral's color
ecosystem a community of living organisms and their environment
ecotourism tourism designed to support fragile environments in a sustainable way
erosion the process by which pieces of weathered rock and soil are moved from one place to another—it can be caused by gravity, running water, glaciers, waves, or wind
global warming a gradual increase in the temperature of the Earth’s surface caused by human activities
greenhouse gas any of various gases (such as carbon dioxide or methane) that absorb infrared radiation, trap energy in the atmosphere, and contribute to the greenhouse effect
mangrove a tropical coastline tree or shrub that grows near water, with roots above tide levels
marine related to the ocean
natural resource a material or substance found in nature and used by humans
overfishing the decline in fish numbers when reproduction of a species is not sufficient to replace the quantity of fish caught
per capita for each person
population the whole number of individuals of a particular species living in a particular area
sediment small solid materials, like sand, that are carried by air or water and settle at the bottom of bodies of water, such as on riverbeds or the ocean floor
sustainable able to be maintained or continued at a certain level
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