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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Coral reefs

generation

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Offspring from the same parental group going through their life cycle together.

taeniform

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Ribbon-like; elongate, compressed and deep-bodied.

background level

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The concentration or level of a substance or other factor in an environment that is not the result of human activities, e.g., background levels of chemicals, light, sound, etc.

The network of microtubules, microfilaments, and larger filaments that provides a eukaryotic cell with its structural support, shape, and its capacity to move and arrange its organelles within the ...

radioactivity

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The spontaneous decay of the nucleus of an element. It involves the change in the number of protons in the nucleus and therefore creates an atom of a new element.