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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
Wastewater treatment plant
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A facility containing a series of tanks, screens, philtres and other processes by which pollutants are removed from water.
Tentacular lobe
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A lobe at the point of insertion (beginning) of a septum.
Auxotroph
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An organism which is unable to synthesise a particular organic compound required for its growth. An auxotrophic alga, for example, is one which requires a few organically derived substances, such as ...
Dependent species
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A species dependent on another for survival, e.g., a predator on a prey, a commensal or other kind of symbiont.
Eosinophile
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A type of white blood cell (leukocyte) that engulfs and digests bacteria. Eosinophils, along with other types of white blood cells, are important in an organism's internal defence system.
Greenhouse gases
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Atmospheric gases, primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide restricting some heat-energy from escaping directly back into space.
Cellular differentiation
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Genetically-induced divergence in the structure and function of cells as they become specialised during a multicellular organism's development.
