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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

Palate

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Roof of the mouth cavity.

Carbon fixation

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The conversion of inorganic carbon into organic carbon, usually by photosynthesis.

Habitat diversity

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The number of different types of habitats within a given area.

Coding strand

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The strand of duplex DNA which contains the same base sequence (after substituting Uracil for Thymine) found in the mrna molecule resulting from transcription of that segment of DNA., known as the ...

Catabolism

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A destructive metabolic process by which organisms convert substances into excreted compounds.

Dorsoventral

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An axis extending from the dorsal to ventral surface of an animal body.

Shore bird

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any of various species of bird, such as the sandpiper, plover, or snipe, that frequents the shores of coastal or inland waters.

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