Also see carnivore and herbivore . One-Tailed Statistical Test Is inferential statistical test where the values for which one can reject the null hypothesis are located entirely in one side of the center of the probability distribution. The up and down movement of sediment roughly perpendicular to a shoreline because of wave action. That part of the ocean that extends from the continental shelf . Compare with coastal zone .
Open System Is a system where both matter and energy can cross the boundary of the system.
Most environmental systems are open. The level of an abiotic factor or condition in the environment within the tolerance range at which a species or population can function most efficiently or with the greatest positive effect to its physiological or reproductive fitness. Opisometer Mechanical device for measuring non-linear distances on maps . Organ Group of cells and tissues that have a particular function for an organism. Organelle Is a specialized structure found in cells that carry out distinct cellular functions.