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Protect Ecosystems
5th grade
Term | Definition |
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pollution | waste products that damage an ecosystem |
conserving | saving resources |
reuse | to keep items that can be used again |
succession | gradual natural change to an ecosystem |
reduce | to cut down on the use of resources |
reclamation | process of restoring a damaged ecosystem |
secondary succession | plants start to occur after a natural disaster |
primary succession | plants start to occur on new, barren land |
strip-mining | catastrophic change humans have done to the ecosystem |
wetlands | provide habitats for marine organisms and act as natural filters to purify water |
Industrial Revolution | Event in history that increased air, water, land pollution and natural resources being used rapidly. |