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| sunlight region near the surface of water |
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| dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone where sunlight does not penetrate |
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| organisms that live attached to or near the bottom of lakes, streams, or oceans |
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| microscopic organisms that live in aquatic environments; includes both phytoplankton and zooplankton |
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| ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year |
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| kind of wetland formed where a river meets the ocean |
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