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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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anticyclone
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An area of high pressure. Circulation is clockwise around the high in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
ciliated epithelium
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Any epithelium having motile cilia on the free surface.
acellular
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Describes the construction of an organism or tissue that is a mass of protoplasm which is not divided into cells, e.g., some structural parts of slime molds and fungi.
recombination
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In genetics, the process by which offspring derive a combination of genes different from that of either parent. In higher organisms, this can occur by crossing over.
magma
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Molten rock that forms naturally within the Earth. Magma may be either a liquid or a fluid mixture of liquid, crystals, and dissolved gases.
cyclonic
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Refers to a region of low atmospheric sea level pressure; or, the wind system around such a low pressure center that has a clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere and a counterclockwise ...
peptide bond
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The bond between two amino acids formed when a carboxyl (-COOH) group of one amino acid joins an amino (-NH2) group of another amino acid, releasing water in the process.
