8 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
Marine biology
metapopulation
Biology; Marine biology
A group of interconnected subpopulations, usually of subequal size. The features of individuals now founnd in one subpopulation might have been determined by conditions affecting them when they were ...
coral
Biology; Marine biology
a group of marine animals belonging to the phylum cnidaria, that exist as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals; or the skeletal remains of coral polyps. ...
species
Biology; Marine biology
A group of organisms that differ from all other groups of organisms and that are capable of breeding and producing fertile offspring. This is the smallest unit of classification for plants and ...
dracula fish
Biology; Marine biology
a new species of fish discovered in the Mekong River region in 2009. The Dracula fish is so named because it has two fangs at the front of its top jaw.
moon jelly
Biology; Marine biology
One of a group of more than ten morphologically nearly identical jellyfish species in the genus Aurelia.
sea otter
Biology; Marine biology
A marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean.
mesopelagic
Biology; Marine biology
The mesopelagic zone refers to the ocean depths in which there is dim light, but not enough for plant growth.
