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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Coral reefs

Gametophyte

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A life cycle stage in certain algae that produces male and female reproductive organs.

Cape

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A piece of land that that projects out into a large body of water.

School

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A social group of fishes (and some other aquatic animals), usually of the same species, which tends to orient and move in the same direction .

Superficial cleavage

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A type of cleavage, typical of centrolecithal eggs found in most arthropods, in which karyokinesis (nuclear division) occurs without cytokinesis (cytoplasmic division), resulting in a syncytium. ...

Lipase

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An enzyme, secreted by the pancreas and the glands of the small intestine, that breaks down fats into glycerol and fatty acids during digestion.

Angelfish

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any species of colourful deep-bodied, laterally compressed, spiny-rayed fishes in the family Pomacanthidae. They resemble the closely related butterfly fishes, but generally possess a more robust ...