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Slide 1 Aquatic Ecosystems Determining factors: – Depth (limits amount of sunlight and distance to nutrients) – Flow (affects floating organisms and moves nutrients –…

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ECOLOGY ECOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES BIOSPHERE Combined portions of Earth in which all living things exist LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION INDIVIDUAL ORGANISMS POPULATIONS COMMUNITIES…

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