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bio words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aquatic | (of a plant or animal) growing or living in or near water or related to water |
| 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. |
| Finite | having limits or bounds. |
| resilient | able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. |
| Finite | having limits or bounds. |
| over exploitation | Harvesting resources (wildlife, forests, water) beyond their capacity to recover |
| resilient | able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. |
| over exploitation | Harvesting resources (wildlife, forests, water) beyond their capacity to recover |
| 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 | all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds. |
| 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. |
| 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. |