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Measuremenst of he amount of solar radiation (sunlight) received by the Earth's surface.
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A specific environmental factor, like food, water, space, or nutrients, that is present in such amounts that it restricts the growth and population size of organisms.
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An area that includes all the living things (plants, animals and organisms) in a given area, interacting with each other, and with their non-living environments (weather, earth, sun, soil, climate, atmosphere).
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The role an organism plays in its community or ecosystem.
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A partially enclosed coastal body of water where freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater from the ocean.
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The natural environment or place where a particular organism lives, providing it with the necessary conditions to survive, including food, water, shelter, and space to reproduce.
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A measurement of the amount of dissolved salts in water.
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The uppermost layer of a body of water where enough sunlight penetrates to allow photosynthesis to occur.
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The shallow area near the shoreline of a lake, river, or ocean, where sunlight reaches the bottom, allowing aquatic plants to grow.
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A process causing the concentration of a substance (crosses) to increase at higher levels of the food chain. The toxin builds up in the organism at the top of the food chain.