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Glossary AdaptationA characteristic or behavior that helps an organism to survive AdvisoryA caution or warning AquacultureFish farming; raising marine or freshwater organisms under controlled conditions Baya body of water set off by land from the main body Benefita positive consequence, advantage Biasa personal or subjective outlook applied to some issue Bioaccumulationterm describing how the concentration of pollutants in organisms increases as you go up the food chain Bivalvea mollusk containing two shells, which are connected by a hinge Blue crabCallinectes sapidus, a large blue-green edible crab, highly valued commercial species in New Jersey Boundarya geographic border, Caloriesunits used to describe the energy capacity of food Cardiovascularof or relating to the heart and circulatory system Citizensomeone who lives in a city, town, or country Claman edible, marine bivalve mollusk living in sand or mud Classifyto organize according to some set of rules Collaborationa win/win situation, where everyone works toward a group solution Common namea casual name an organism goes by, i.e. “hard clam” as opposed to scientific name, i.e. Mercenaria mercenaria Competitiona win/lose situation, where not all parties wants are addressed Condensationthe process by which water vapor reforms into liquid Conflictcompetitive action of different forces Consumeran organism that cannot make its own nutrition, and must feed to survive Consumptionthe act of process of eating Cooperationa win some/ lose some situation, where everyone gets some of their wants met, but also makes some sacrifices