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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
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 ...
