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Ground fish : ( in French : poissons de fond ) : fish species that
live on or near the sea bottom.
Hatch : ( in French : éclore ) : to come out of an egg.
Heterotroph : ( in French : hétérotrophe ) : also called consumer ,
it refers to an organism that feeds on other organism or plants.
Hypothermia : ( in French : hypothermie) : is a dangerous drop in
the body temperature.
Impairment : ( in French : déficience ) : when a part of the body
or the brain does not work properly.
Infauna : ( in French : endofaune ) : are organisms that live in the
sea bottom , within the sediments.
Invasive species : ( in French : les espèces invasives
/envahissantes ) : are non native species that come from other
regions usually on the ballast of ships , they invade the new area
where they compete with native species for food and space .
Invertebrate : ( in French : invertébré ) : organism that does not
have a vertebral column running the length of its body.
Juvenile organism : ( in French : organisme juvénile) : young
animal that is not yet fully grown.
Larva : ( in French : la larve ) : a creature that has just come out
of egg.
Lethal time : ( in French : temps léthal) : is the average time
interval during
which 50%
of a given population
may be
expected to die after being exposed to a toxic substance .
Lifestyle : ( in French : le mode de vie ) : the way in which some
organisms live , behave , reproduce ……..etc
Mutualism : ( in French : mutualisme ) : it is close relationship
between two organisms , where both of them benfit from each
other .
Mucin : ( in French : Mucine ) : is mucoprotein found in various
human and animal secretions and tissues .
Mucus : ( in French : le mucus) : a thick liquid that is produced by
a mucus membrane in the body.