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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ORGANISM

A LIVING PLANT OR ANIMAL
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ADAPTATION

A PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC THAT AN ORGANISM HAS THAT HELPS IT SURVIVE
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OMNIVORE

AN ANIMAL THAT EATS PLANTS OR ANIMALS, AVAILABILITY

CARNIVOROUS PLANT

ANY PLANT THAT EATS INSECTS, INSECTIVORE
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SAVANNA

A GRASSY AREA WITH LOW SHRUBS & SCATTERED TREES
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COASTAL MARSH

AN AREA OF LAND WITH WET SOIL AND DOMINATED BY GRASSES
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POCOSIN

AN AREA OF LAND W/ DENSE VEGETATION; SCRUB BOGS

SAND RIDGE

ELEVATED, DRY W/ DESERT-LIKE VEGETATION
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BIVALVE

CLASS OF MOLLUSK THAT HAS TWO HINGED SHELLS;CLAM

UNIVALVE/GASTROPOD

A CLASS OF MOLLUSK THAT HAS 1 SHELL,USUALLY SPIRALS;CONCH

SUBTIDAL ZONE

ZONE OF SHORELINE BELOW THE TIDELINE;ALWAYS WET

INTERTIDAL ZONE

ZONE OF SHORELINE B/W THE LOW & HIGH TIDELINES;SOMETIMES COVERED BY WATER
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SUPRATIDAL ZONE

ZONE OF SHORELINE ABOVE ALL TIDELINES;NEVER WT

PLANKTON

SMALL FLOATING OR FEEBLY SWIMMING ORGANISMS DEPENDS ON THE WAVE,TIDES,&CURRENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION
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NEKTON

STRONG SWIMMING ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THE OPEN WATER

BENTHOS

ORGANISMS THAT LIVE IN OR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN
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DETRITUS

DEAD PLANT MATTER & MICROORGANISMS;BASIS OF FOOD CHAIN

ESTUARY

WHERE FRESH WATER & SALT WATER MEET; ZEKES ISLAND

HABITAT

SUITABLE ARRANGEMENT OF FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, & SPACE; TO SURVIVE
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ECOSYSTEM

NATURAL SYSTEM IN WHICH NON LIVING & AND LIVING THINGS ARE LINKED
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