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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
Extrinsic factor
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A biotic or abiotic factor acting on an organism or population from outside the organism or population.These are the physical and chemical features of the environment, as well as other organisms.
Autoimmune disease
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A disease in which the organism produces antibodies against its own tissues.
Colonial
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A level of cellular organisation intermediate between unicellular and multicellular; refers to organisms that occur in a fixed location, with one generation growing on top previous generations, as in ...
Microhabitat
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A smaller part of a habitat that has some internal interactions allowing it to function self-sufficiently within a generally larger habitat, such as a patch reef in a lagoon.
Homing behaviour
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A type of behaviour where the adult organism returns to its place of origin.
Protease
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An enzyme that hydrolyzes proteins, cleaving the peptide bonds that link amino acids in protein molecules.
Goby
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Any species of bony spiny-rayed fishes in the family gobiidae. Gobies are small fishes with large heads and elongated tapering bodies. They comprise the largest family of marine fishes, with over ...
