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A _________ vent is a fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water issues. They are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart, ocean basins, and hotspots.
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Acidification have a direct impact on the microbes, plants and animals in aquatic ______.
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a measure of the degree to which the water loses its transparency due to the presence of suspended particulates.
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Coral ______ happen when corals respond to stresses that are sort of lethal and turn white or pale.
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the aboveground portion of a plant community or crop, formed by plant crowns.
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Coral reefs produce this to avoid being smothered by sedimentation
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Acidification causes the release of ___ metals into the soil. These are metals that will affect the environment.
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The gene ____ the set of all genes, or genetic information, in any population, usually of a particular species.
