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abiotic environment
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The non-living environment in which organisms live in
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aerobic orgainism
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An organism that needs oxygen to survive
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algal bloom
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a dramatic increase of photosynthesis plankton
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anaerobic organism
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an organism that cannot survive in oxygen
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aphotic zone
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a portion of the pelagic division where sunlight is absent
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autotroph
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an organism that can produce its own food
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benthic division
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the ocean environment thats composed of the ocean bottom
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biogeochemical cycles
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a combination of physical, chemical, and biological processes that recycle nutrients
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biosphere
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collection of all the earth's ecosystems together
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biotic environment
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the living factors in an environment
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blooms
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large increase of photosynthesis plankton
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carnivore
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an organism that only eats meat
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chemosynthetic
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the ability to use chemical reactions to make food
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chlorophyll
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green pigment that functions in photosynthesis by absorbing light energy
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commensalism
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when one organism benefits from one while the other isnt' harmed or benefited
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community
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a group of different species that all share one environment
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competitive exclusion
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when one less powerful species if driven to extinction
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decomposer
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an organism that breaks down dead animal tissues
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dessication
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process of drying out or losing moisture
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detrivore
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an organism the feed on dead animals
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