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

Fistule

Natural environment; Coral reefs

In sponges, a tubular structure on the upper surface, upon which the osculum is situated. A fistule is frequently found on species that burrow into mud or excavate coral.

Reproduction or duplication; in genetics, the synthesis of duplex (double-stranded) DNA by copying from a single-stranded template, i.e., the synthesis of an informationally identical macromolecule ...

Coat protein

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The coating protein that encloses the nucleic acid core of a viral particle; the capsid.

Adhesion

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The molecular force of attraction between two unlike materials that acts to hold them together.

Atom

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The smallest component of an element, made up of neutrons, protons, and electrons.

Biradial symmetry

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A body plan in some cnidarians that has two planes of symmetry rather than the several planes of a radially symmetrical animal, or the single plane of a bilaterally symmetrical one. Both planes of ...

Line point intercept (LPI)

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A line of specified length (transect) laid out within a study site. Measurements and observations may be taken at specified intervals (points) along the line.