Marine biology

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food chain

Biology; Marine biology

A linear sequence of organisms that exist on successive trophic levels within a natural community, through which energy is transferred by feeding. Primary producers capture energy from the ...

biotic factor

Biology; Marine biology

A living component of the environment which arises from and affects living organisms (distinct from physical factors). For example, the interaction between predators and prey is a biotic interaction.

genetic locus

Biology; Marine biology

A location on a chromosome (possibly of a diploid organism with variants that segregate according to the rules of Mendelian heredity).

front

Biology; Marine biology

A major discontinuity separating ocean currents and water masses in any combination.

A mature reproductive cell that is capable of fusing with another gamete of the opposite sex to form a zygote. Male gametes are typically known as sperm and female gametes a typically known as eggs. ...

species diversity

Biology; Marine biology

A measure of both species abundance and species richness. An area that has a large number of species and many representative individuals from each species is more diverse than an area that has only a ...