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Biogeocenosis

Biogeocenosis (Greek bios – life, belonging to life, to vital processes + Greek ge – the earth + koinos – the general) – territorially (or akvatorialno) uniform system lifeless and live (microorganisms, plants, animal) components which are interconnected among themselves by exchange of energy and substances; a complex of a biocenosis and the biotope corresponding to it.

 
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The American scientists made experiments on mice and came to a conclusion that water-melon juice prevents development of atherosclerosis of vessels. One group of mice drank usual water, and the second – water-melon juice. As a result vessels of the second group were free from cholesteric plaques.