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Describe the Course of Hearing from the Time a Sound

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Describe the course of hearing from the time a sound wave passes into the outer ear until the time that a signal is passed along to the auditory nerve.


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Hypolimnion

The colder, denser, bottom layer of water in a stratified lake, lying below the thermocline and not mixing with the warmer, upper layers.

Eutrophic Lake

A body of water characterized by high levels of nutrients leading to an abundance of plant life and depletion of oxygen, which can be detrimental to other organisms.

Oligotrophic Lake

A lake characterized by low nutrient concentrations, which typically supports little aquatic plant life.

Invertebrates

Animals that lack a vertebral column, including species such as insects, crustaceans, and mollusks.

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