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Biodiversity
The degree of variation of living organisms - animals, plants, their habitats and their genes - within a given terrestrial or marine ecosystem. This includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems.
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diatom
Biology; Biodiversity
A living thing that is made up of only one cell and that has a hard shell is called diatom.
family
Biology; Biodiversity
One of the major groups in the classification of living things. A family is below an order and above a genus.
flood tide
Environment; Biodiversity
The period between low and high tide when water flows toward the shore is called as flood tide.
float
Biology; Biodiversity
To be in the air, in a liquid, or on the surface of a liquid without sinking.
food chain
Biology; Biodiversity
A series of plants and animals in which each kind is a source of food for the next in the series.
food web
Biology; Biodiversity
A group of food chains that are connected to each other in various ways within an ecosystem.
freshwater
Environment; Biodiversity
Containing water that is not salty. Rivers and lakes are freshwater bodies that are fed mainly by rain and melting snow.