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marine ecosystem
UK/məˈriːn ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/US/məˈriːn ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ma·RINE E·co·sys·tem
A community of plants and animals and their environment in the sea.
Examples
“The oil spill badly damaged the marine ecosystem near the coast.”
“Protecting marine ecosystems is essential for fisheries and tourism.”
“Coral bleaching threatens many marine ecosystems around the world.”
Band 8 sentence
“Long-term monitoring shows that overfishing and warming waters have fundamentally altered the marine ecosystem in that region.”
Collocations
- protect marine ecosystems
- healthy marine ecosystem
Word family
Common mistakes
marine ecosystemS is→marine ecosystems are
the marine ecosystem is in danger because people→marine ecosystems are in danger because human activity
Say it for a higher band
5ocean life→6marine life→7+marine ecosystem
Synonyms
ocean ecosystem
Easily confused
ocean ecosystem
“The ocean ecosystem supports a huge variety of marine life.”
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