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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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bacterial generation time
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The time interval required for a bacterial cell to divide, or for a population of bacterial cells to double. Generation times for bacterial species growing in nature may be as short as 15 minutes or ...
International Zoological Congresses
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The legislative bodies responsible for the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and for authorization of the activities of the International Commission on Zoological ...
hoa
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A channel or pass connecting the atoll lagoon with the open ocean.
picotiter plate
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A flat plate that is honeycombed with multiple wells. It is used in DNA sequencing and other laboratory analytical techniques.
tidal flat
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A marsh or sandy or muddy coastal flatland which is covered and uncovered by the rise and fall of the tide.
plasmogamy
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A process of fusion of the cytoplasm of two sex cells or gametes; the first step in syngamy (fertilization).
paradox
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A statement that seems self-contradictory, yet may nevertheless be true.
