Unit 1: Week 3

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words only definitions & notes
  1. diverse
    many and different
  2. miscellany
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  3. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
  4. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  5. coral
    a very small ocean creature that often forms reefs
  6. algae
    primitive chlorophyll-containing aquatic organisms
  7. medicinal
    treating, preventing or alleviating the symptoms of disease
  8. invasive
    gradually intrusive without right or permission
  9. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  10. plot
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
  11. reap
    gather, as of natural products
  12. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  13. evaluate
    judge; form a critical opinion of
  14. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  15. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
  16. cause
    any entity that produces an effect
  17. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  18. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  19. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  20. poet
    a writer of verse consisting of lines that often rhyme
Created on Wed Nov 04 10:48:30 EST 2020 (updated Wed Nov 04 16:38:02 EST 2020)

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