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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
An egg cell in which the yolk is not evenly distibuted throughout the cytoplasm, but is concentrated in one location, and cleavage is incomplete, e.g., a bird egg.
Industry:Natural environment
Any plant that lives and feeds on dead organic matter.
Industry:Natural environment
Elongated (stretched) from a square or circular shape .
Industry:Natural environment
In sponges, a spicule with three rays.
Industry:Natural environment
Occurring at the same time.
Industry:Natural environment
Relating to, or characteristic of, or situated on an island.
Industry:Natural environment
The ciliated planktonic larva of many invertebrates, including polychaete worms, mollusks, and rotifers.
Industry:Natural environment
The middle layer of the Earth, lying just below the crust and consisting of relatively dense rocks. The mantle is divided into the upper mantle and the lower mantle; the lower mantle has greater density than the upper mantle.
Industry:Natural environment
The situation where the young are raised by both parents.
Industry:Natural environment
Waves generated in the water by a moving vessel.
Industry:Natural environment