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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complement

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The complement of a nucleic acid sequence replaces each base by its complementary base: adenine (A) by thymine (T), cytosine (C) by guanine (G), and vice versa. In RNA, adenine is paired not with ...

diffusion

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

The species that is identified as being most sensitive to a threat in a changing environment. Species are being lost from areas in which their habitats are being destroyed, fragmented or simplified. ...

trihedral

Natural environment; Coral reefs

With three surfaces, e.g. The body of a trunkfish.

channel

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river, harbor, or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; an open conduit either naturally or artificially ...