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Plants, Animals, oceans

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helps you identify plants, animals, and all living things that can be observed   Dichotomus Key  
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animals with a backbone   Vertebrates  
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Animals without a backbone   Invertebrates  
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plants with true roots and tubes that carry water, food, and nutrients   vascular  
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Plants that DO NOT have roots and tubes to carry water, food and nutrients   nonvascular  
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flat, low lying land area at the beach where we build sand castles, walk, play games, get a tan, and read a book   coastal plain  
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A gradually sloping portion of the ocean floor that is made of continental crust where we swim, ride the waves, fish, ski, parasail, and kite surf   continental shelf  
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a steep slope that continues from the continental shelf and leads to the abyssal plain   continental slope  
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the vast floor of the deep ocean   abyssal plain  
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a deep valley in the ocean floor; the deepest part of the ocean   oceanic trench  
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up and down movement of surface water; wind is responsible for most of these   waves  
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a continuous flow of water in a regular pattern in the ocean; like rivers that move water   currents  
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The regular rise and fall of sea level due to the moon's gravitational pull on Earth   tides  
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how salty the water is; measured in ppt   salinity  
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volcanic spot that provides warmth on the ocean floor where bacteria, shrimp, crabs, tube worms, slugs, and even some fish live   hydrothermal vent  
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drifting organisms that live in the wide open ocean, are microscopic, provide food for many animals in the ocean, and release much oxygen in the air for us to breathe   plankton  
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plant-like; make their own food through photosynthesis   phytoplankton  
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animal-like; feed on other plankton   zooplankton  
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