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Marine biology

Cnidaria

Biology; Marine biology

An animal phylum characterised by stinging cells called nematocysts, that contains the stony (hard) corals, anemones, sea fans, sea pens, hydras, and jellyfish.

Food chain efficiency

Biology; Marine biology

Amount of energy of some other quantity extracted from a trophic level, divided by the amount of energy produced by the next-lower trophic level.

Autotrophic algae

Biology; Marine biology

Algae capable of photosynthesis and growth using only dissolved inorganic nutrients.

Heterotrophic algae

Biology; Marine biology

Algae that take up organic molecules as a primary source of nutrition.

Environment

Biology; Marine biology

All of the physical, chemical, and biological factors in the area where a plant or animal lives.

Litter

Biology; Marine biology

Accumulations of dead leaves in various states of fragmentation and decomposition.

Endemic

Biology; Marine biology

An animal or plant species that naturally occurs in only one area.

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