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... living sea . Ancient Oceans Earth did not begin as a water planet . Four thousand million years ago it was hot and hostile , torn by violent volcanoes and earthquakes . Some scientists believe gases released from the rocks during the ...
... living sea . Ancient Oceans Earth did not begin as a water planet . Four thousand million years ago it was hot and hostile , torn by violent volcanoes and earthquakes . Some scientists believe gases released from the rocks during the ...
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... living things which feed either on plants directly or on plant eaters . Plants make this energy available to all living things but need sunlight to carry out this important life process . How then could living things exist in the ocean ...
... living things which feed either on plants directly or on plant eaters . Plants make this energy available to all living things but need sunlight to carry out this important life process . How then could living things exist in the ocean ...
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... living thing . ◇ Describe an issue related in this book that is best addressed from this point of view . Justify your answer . A final philosophy is concerned with the well - being of the community of living things , or the entire ...
... living thing . ◇ Describe an issue related in this book that is best addressed from this point of view . Justify your answer . A final philosophy is concerned with the well - being of the community of living things , or the entire ...
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