Biology and Marine Life Concepts

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Large systems of circular ocean currents formed by global wind patterns and forces created by Earth's rotation.

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Gyres

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The amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree Celsius.

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Specific Heat

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The set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.

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Metabolism

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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Photosynthesis

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Organisms that produce their own food from inorganic substances.

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Autotrophs

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Organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on other sources of organic carbon.

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Heterotrophs

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The process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide.

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Respiration

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The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment.

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Homeostasis

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The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

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Diffusion

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The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.

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Osmosis