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the formation of life from nonliving matter also called spontaneous generation.
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abiogenesis
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a division of the oceanic zone consisting of the deepest water found in the oceanic trenches between 4000 and 6000 meters
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abyssalpelagic zone
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the process of self feeding by producing energy rich organic compounds
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autotroph
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a division of the ocean zone consisting of deep water in the open
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bathypelagic zone
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the bottom portion of the ocean
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benthic zone
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benthic animals that live on the sea floor
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epifauna
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benthic plants that live on the sea floor
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epiflora
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the upper portion of the oceanic zone that sun light reaches
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epipelagic zone
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a division of the oceanic zone the deeper water of the ocean treches
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hadalpelagic zone
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organisms that rely on the external energy resourses
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heterotroph
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the oceans botton between the high tide and low tide
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littoral zone
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the division of the oceanic zone that sunlight reaches but no strongly enough to support life
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mesopelagic zone
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swimming organisms that are able to move independently of water currents
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nekton
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the water between the low tide and the edge of the continental shelf
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neritic zone
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organisms that exist a drift in the ocean unable to swim against currents
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plankton
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