Coral reefs

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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Inversion

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A chromosomal re-arrangement that reverses the order of a linear array of genes on the chromosome.

A member of a family of nudibranchs (Tritoniidae) which feed on soft corals, gorgonians, and other anthozoans. A characteristic common to the tritoniids are the dorsilateral branched cerata, used as ...

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A rapid test where an antibody or antigen is linked to an enzyme as a means of detecting a match between the antibody and antigen; a technique for detecting specific proteins by using antibodies ...

Funnel organ

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A structure, common in several phyla, that leads from the coelom to the outside and may be used for waste elimination and/or reproduction (Annelida, Brachiopoda, and other small phyla); the modified ...

Environmentalism

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Advocacy for, or work toward, protecting the natural environment from destruction by human activities.

Metamorphosis

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Change of body shape, e.g., the change from a larval form to a juvenile or adult form.

Genetic modification

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Human-designed changes in an organism, whether done through traditional breeding or genetic engineering. The terms "genetically modified" and "genetically engineered" are sometimes used ...