Marine biology vocabulary 1
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16 Terms
ocean productivity
the amount of food produced by marine organisms, and the number of organisms the ocean can support
oceanogopraghy
the study of the physical characteristics of the ocean
marine biology
the study of marine organisms and their interactions
deadzone
an area of ocean that has become oxygen depleted
Atoll
a ring of coral reef that encloses a lagoon
plankton
organisms that drift in the ocean currents
science
an endeavor or study
hypotheses
explanations that can be tested by expiriments
inductive reasoning
the process whereby a general explanation is derived from a series of observations
deductive reasoning
the process of reasoning where observations suggest a general principle from which a specific statement can be derived
scientific method
an orderly pattern of gathering and analysing information
experimental variable
the factor that is altered in an experiment
experimental set
the experiment that contains the experimental variable
control set
the experiment that does not contain the experimental value
theory
a body of observations that have stood the test of time
observational science
an approach to doing science when controlled experiments are not feasible