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- 3. a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O2) in having three atoms in its molecule (O3)
- 4. reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the origina
- 7. protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction
- 9. the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
- 12. a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life
- 13. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- 14. decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
- 16. (of a contract, agreement, etc.) capable of being renewed.
- 18. able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
- 19. contaminate (water, air, or a place) with harmful or poisonous substances.
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- 1. a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
- 2. convert (waste) into reusable material
- 5. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- 6. maintain (something) in its original or existing state
- 8. something sent forth by emitting
- 10. relating to or derived from living matter
- 11. trash, wastepaper, or garbage
- 15. relating to or determined by the sun
- 17. (of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence
- 20. place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil, especially as a method of filling in or extending usable land.