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Coral reefs
Coral reefs are structures formed from the calcium carbonate secretions of corals. They are colonies of tiny animals in marine areas containing few nutrients.
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Coral reefs
Mermaid's purse
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An egg case of a shark or ray, usually oblong in shape with horns or tendrils.
Lesion
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Any pathological or traumatic discontinuity of tissue, or loss of function of a part.
Jetsam
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Objects that have been thrown overboard in order to lighten a ship when it is in trouble.
Biolimiting
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Relating to the environmental factors determining or restricting the growth of a particular life form.
Chlorophyll d
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The chlorophyll present in red algae, together with chlorophyll a.
Peritoneum
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The mesodermally-derived membrane that lines the coelom and covers the coelomic viscera.
Diploid
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The condition in which a cell contains a nucleus with two complete sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent. The diploid condition is often abbreviated as 2n. Most plants and animals ...
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