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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
Zoonose
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A disease of non-human animals that may be transmitted to humans, or may be transmitted from humans to non-human animals.
Surgeonfish
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Any species of brightly coloured reef-dwelling bony fishes in the family Acanthuridae which have laterally compressed bodies and possess one or more sharp erectile spines near the base of the tail; ...
Uropod
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Fan-shaped, paired posterior abdominal appendage in certain crustaceans, e.g., lobsters or shrimp, that are used for swimming.
Critical value
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In statistics, the value of a test statistic at or beyond which the null hypothesis is rejected.
Safety stop
Natural environment; Coral reefs
On ascending from a dive, a safety stop is a specified time spent by a scuba diver at a specific depth, for nitrogen off-gassing. While not mandatory during a no-decompression dive, it is a sound ...
One-gene--one-polypeptide hypothesis
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The concept that one gene in DNA codes for a sequence of amino acids in a specific polypeptide.
Nerve net
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A diffuse, two-dimensional plexus of interconnected bipolar or multipolar neurons with no central control organ; found in cnidarians.
