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Biome
A large habitat
Recreation
fun and games
Ecosystem
A collections of plants and animals living together
Ocean
Large bodies of water
Sea
Smaller body of water than an ocean Mediterranean
Gulf
Similar to a sea
Channel
A body of water between two places
Pollution
Harmful material to an ecosystem
Coral reef
an organism made up of polyps
Mangroves
Trees that can exist in both sea and fresh water (tidal zone) Large root system
Zooplankton
really small animals living in the seas and oceans
Sea grass
Grass growing on the sea floor
Marram grass
Found at the coast usually on sand dunes. Long root system and needs little water
Coast
The boundary between land and sea
Current
Movements of water withing the seas and oceans.
Tides
The moon and sun cause tides by gravitational pull. There are usually two tides a day
Albedo effect
The reflection of heat from the ice caps being white
Regulate
to be able to maintain or control something like heat
Global Warming
The theory that the planet is warming due to mans combustion of fossil fuels
Sea level rise
as water warms it expands
Fringing reef
found next to the coast
Barrier reef
Found offshore from the coast
Atoll
formed from an eroded volcano or mountain in the sea
Producer
plants are producers they create their own food
Decomposer
breaks down dead things
Predator
an animal that naturally preys on other animals
Consumer
eats something else (heterotrophs)
Diversity
great deal of variety
Bleaching
the destruction of coral reefs
Rip current
found at the coast and is a body of water that flows out to sea
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