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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aquatic | Relating to water |
| sequestar | isolate or hide away. |
| indefinitely | forever |
| secrete | release liquid |
| dilute | make a liquid thinner by adding solvent |
| Constraint | limitation or restriction |
| Criterion | a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided. |
| carrying capacity | amount of storage. |
| correlation | relates to. |
| causation | the action of causing something. |
| aesthetic | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. |
| Finite | having limits or bounds. |
| Resilient | (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. |
| overexploitation | when a living resource is removed from the environment at a rate faster than it can be replaced |
| biosphere | the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms. |
| geosphere | The geosphere is the solid, inorganic portion of Earth, encompassing all rocks, minerals, soil, and sediments from the surface crust down to the metallic core. |
| hydrosphere | The hydrosphere is the total sum of all water on Earth, covering approximately 71% of the surface in liquid, solid, and gaseous forms. |
| atmosphere | the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. |
| conserve | protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction. |