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| a resource that is naturally replaced in a relatively short time |
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| any living or nonliving thing in the environment of which there is a limitless supply |
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| natural resources that are not replaced as they are used |
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| a change to the environment that has a negative effect on living things |
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| the process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once |
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| the process of cutting down only some trees in an area |
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| a regular amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested without reducing the future supply |
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| an area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms |
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| the practice of raising fish and other water organisms for food |
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| the number of different species in an area |
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| a species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem |
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| a species at risk of becoming extinct in the near future |
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| the disappearance of all members of a species from Earth |
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| a species that could become endangered in the near future |
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