Jewels from the Sea/ Vocabulary

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What is the meaning of the word productivity?

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The ability to do as much work as possible in a particular period.

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What is the meaning of the word solitude?

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Being alone.

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What is the meaning of the word unearthed?

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Dug something up or gotten it out of the earth.

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What is the meaning of the word windswept?

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Not protected from the wind.

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What is the meaning of the word impoverished?

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Someone who has few resources or little wealth / very poor.

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What does the term 'marine life' refer to?

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All living organisms that inhabit the ocean.

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What is a 'coral reef'?

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A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.

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What is the meaning of the word 'biodiversity'?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is the meaning of the word 'ecosystem'?

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A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.

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What is the meaning of the word 'sustainable'?

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Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level without depleting resources.