noun phrase · neutral
marine ecosystem
UK/məˈriːn ˈiːkəˌsɪstəm/US/məˈriːn ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ma·RINE E·CO·sys·tem
Band 4-5speakingtask2
A community of organisms and their environment in the sea.
Examples
“Coral reefs are crucial parts of many marine ecosystems.”
“Pollution can disrupt the balance of a marine ecosystem.”
“Scientists study marine ecosystems to understand fish populations.”
Band 8 sentence
“Protecting coral habitats is essential if we want to maintain diverse and productive marine ecosystems.”
Collocations
- healthy marine ecosystem
- damage marine ecosystems
- coastal marine ecosystem
Word family
marine adjectiveecosystem nounecosystems noun (plural)
Common mistakes
marine's ecosystem→marine ecosystem
oceanic ecosystem→marine ecosystem
Say it for a higher band
5oceanic ecosystem→6ocean ecosystem→7+marine ecosystem
Synonyms
ocean ecosystem
Easily confused
ocean ecosystem
“Deep-sea vents support a unique ocean ecosystem.”
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