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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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Metagenesis
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An alternation of sexual and asexual generations. When metagenesis occurs in cnidarians, the polyp is the asexual generation and the medusa is the sexual generation. A generalised life cycle occurs ...
Omnivore
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An organism whose diet consists of a wide variety of foodstuffs, including plants and animals.
Complexity
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In ecology, the number of species at each trophic level and the number of trophic levels in a community; in molecular genetics, used to describe a DNA molecule or a mixture of DNA molecules. It is ...
Meroplankton
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Planktonic eggs and larvae which are temporary members of the plankton community .
Locomotion
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The act of moving, or the ability to move, from place to place.
Vegetal hemisphere
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The half of an oocyte or egg with more yolk, or the corresponding half of an early embryo with the slower dividing yolk-laden cells.
Biome
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A community of animals and plants occupying a climatically uniform area on a continental scale.
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