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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
Nonbiodegradable material
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A material that cannot be broken into simpler chemicals by living organismss.
Conjugated protein
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A protein complex combining amino acids with other substances.
Chi-square test
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A statistical test used to compare observed data with data expected to be obtained according to a specific null hypothesis. The chi-square tests the null hypothesis which states that there is no ...
Penicillate
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Brush-like; having or resembling a tuft or brush of fine hairs.
Hexamerous
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Having six parts, or parts in multiples of six arranged radially, as found in anthozoans in which the tentacles and mesenteries are in multiples of six.
Transducer
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The electromechanical component of a sonar system that is mounted underwater and converts electrical energy to sound energy and vice versa.
Fitness
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The potential evolutionary success of an allele or genotype, which is defined as the reproductive success or the proportion of genes that an individual leaves in the gene pool of a population ...
