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bio vocab

for biology

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aquatic an aquatic plant or animal, especially one suitable for a pond or aquarium.
sequester isolate or hide away
indefinitely for an unlimited or unspecified period of time.
secrete (of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance).
dilute make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.
constraint In science, constraints are limitations, boundary conditions, or restrictions that restrict the possible configurations, movements, or behaviors of a system.
criterion a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided
carrying capacity Carrying capacity is the maximum population size of a species that a specific environment can sustainably support over time without destroying or degrading its habitat
correlation a statistical measure expressing the extent to which two variables are linearly related, indicating how they change together.
causation the action of causing something.
aesthetic the study of how humans perceive, process, and respond to beauty, art, and sensory experiences
Finite . having limits or bounds.
Resilient (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
overexploitation is the unsustainable extraction of natural resources, where humans harvest plants, animals, and minerals faster than they can regenerate, acting as a primary driver of global biodiversity loss.
biosphere the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
geosphere any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
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.
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