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Stack #4657008
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aquatic | Relating to water; living in, growing in, or found in water |
| Sequester | To set apart, isolate, or separate. In science, it often means capturing and storing a substance (like carbon) to keep it from the atmosphere or environment. |
| indefinitely | For an unlimited, unknown, or unspecified period of time |
| secrete | To produce and release a substance (like enzymes, hormones, or poison) from a cell or gland |
| dilute | To make a liquid thinner, weaker, or less concentrated by adding more solvent (like water) |
| Constraint | A limitation, restriction, or boundary that limits the possible solutions or behaviors of a system |
| Criterion | A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged or measured (plural: criteria) |
| carrying capacity | The maximum population size of a species that an environment can support sustainably over the long term without degrading the ecosystem |
| correlation | A statistical relationship where two or more variables change together, but this does not imply that one causes the other |
| causation | A relationship where a change in one variable directly causes a change in another; cause-and-effect |
| aesthetic | Concerned with the appreciation of beauty or good taste; the visual or artistic qualities of something |
| Stimulates | Encourages or increases activity |
| Regulates | Controls or manages something |
| tradeoff | A compromise; giving up one thing for another |
| biomass | Total mass of living matter in an area |
| mimic | To copy or imitate |
| facilitate | To make something easier or help it happen |
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