Natural environment

Natural environment

Related to any physical feature of the earth's natural environment.

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neutrino

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A lepton with no electric charge. Neutrinos participate only in weak (and gravitational) interactions and therefore are very difficult to detect. There are three known types of ...

stressor

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A physical, chemical or biological factor that adversely affects organisms; an agent, condition or similar stimulus that causes stress to an organism.

sneaky male

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A small, non-dominant male fish which attempts to fertilize eggs by darting suddenly onto the nest site; also called "sneaker".

glider

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that uses small changes in its buoyancy in conjunction with wings to convert vertical motion to horizontal, and thereby propel itself ...

restriction enzyme

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An enzyme that cleaves double-stranded DNA; an endonuclease that recognizes specific nucleotide sequences and cleaves DNA at these highly specific locations. In genetic ...

grouper

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any species of bony fishes in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the sea bass family, Serranidae. Groupers have a typical seabass appearance with robust bodies, large mouths and sharp ...