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Study of all living organisms (plants, animals, protists, fungi, and bacteria) that are found in marine environments. |
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continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plain |
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where the land meets the sea |
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(relating to how the organisms in the marine environment conduct the business of life) |
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(relates to the formation of ocean basins, coast lines, and coastal land forms, plate tectonics) |
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(weather and climate – oceans are inextricably linked to global climate patterns) |
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(ocean currents, wave action, physical forces exerted by the ocean on living organisms) |
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first major British oceanographic expedition conducted by |
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induction versus deduction |
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1. Induction: analyzes a variety of observations, generalizes the results to arrive at a unifying principle small specifics to big picture 2. Deduction: reason from general principles to specific conclusions big picture to small specifics 3. Both modes of thinking are essential to the scientific process |
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