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natural resources   materials in the environment that are used by people  
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renewable resources   natural resources that can be replaced  
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non-renewable resources   natural resources that cannot be replaced by nature  
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pollution   any harmful substance released into the environment  
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conservation   the wise use of natural resources  
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host   An organism that is infected with or is fed upon by a parasitic or  
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producer   An autotrophic organism capable of producing complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules through the process of photosynthesis (using light energy) or through chemosynthesis (using chemical energy).  
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deforestation   The state of being clear of trees. The removal of trees.  
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fossil fuel   Any fuel formed from hydrocarbon deposits  
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abiotic   non living thing  
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biotic   living thing  
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population   People inhabiting a territory  
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scavenger   an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.  
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parasite   an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.  
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autotrophic   self feeding  
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heterotrophic   obtain nutrient from the environment  
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evaporation   matter or the quantity of matter evaporated or passed off in vapor  
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industrialization   the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.  
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global warming   an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect.  
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reforestation   to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).  
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