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| resources that are replaced in a relatively short time |
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| resources that the supply is almost limitless |
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| natural resources that are replaced as they are used |
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| any change to the environment that has a negative effect on living things |
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| the number of 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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| the disappearance of all members of a species from Earth |
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| species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future |
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| species that could become endangered in the near future |
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| the process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once |
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| cutting down only some trees in a forest and leaving a mix of tree sizes and species behind |
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| a regular amount of a renewable resource such as tres 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-dwelling organisms for food |
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| structure in an organisms's cells that carries its hereditary information |
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| hunting wildlife illegally |
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