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10 Cards in this Set
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Point source |
Pollution that enters water from a specific location |
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Nonpoint source |
Pollution that enters water from a wide area such as lawns, fields, roads, etc. |
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Photosynthesis |
Process in which organisms use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food and oxygen |
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Salinity |
Measure of the amount of solids, salt, dissolved in seawater |
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Evolution |
Change in organisms over time due to environmental influence or competition |
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Upwelling |
When deep, cold water rises from the ocean bottom to the ocean surface |
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Plankton |
Tiny organisms that float in ocean currents, most are unicellular and perform photosynthesis |
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Producers |
Organisms that make their own food (plants, plankton) |
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Consumers |
Organisms that eat producers |
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Decomposers |
Organisms such as bacteria that break down tissue and release nutrients and carbon dioxide back into the ecosystem |
