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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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Cell cycle
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The period between the formation of a cell by the division of its parent cell and the formation of two new cells by cell division.
Law of Parsimony (Occam's Razor)
Natural environment; Coral reefs
When you have two competing theories which make exactly the same predictions, the one that is simpler is the better; also called "Occam's Razor".
Melanocyte
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A cell in the inner layer of the epidermis that produce melanin.
Captaculum
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A filamentous tactile organ with an adhesive, sucker-like end near mouth of a tusk shell (mollusks in the class Scaphopoda).The captacula are used to gather small particles of food in the sand and ...
Skerry
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A low-lying rocky island or reef, often without terrestrial vegetation, and frequently swept by waves.
Meandroid colony
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A massive colony that has corallite mouths aligned in valleys, such that there are no individual polyps.
Oxidative stress
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A process whereby the metabolic balance of a cell is disrupted by exposure to environmental substances, resulting in the accumulation of free radicals, which can damage components of cells' ...
