Term
|
Definition
| Small and microscopic organisms drifting |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| plankton consisting of microscopic plants. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| plankton consisting of small animals and the immature stages of larger animals. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| specialized cell in the tentacles of a jellyfish or other coelenterate, containing a barbed |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| yellowish-brown symbiotic dinoflagellate present in large numbers in the cytoplasm of many marine invertebrates. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| coral reef that lies close to the shore. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, esp. arthropods, providing both support and protection. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the pattern of animal coloration in which an animal’s pigmentation is darker on the upper side and lighter on the underside of the body. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| pair of appendages under the abdomen of a male shark or ray |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| maintenance of constant osmotic pressure in the fluids of an organism by the control of water and salt concentrations. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
tapering at both ends; spindle-shaped.
|
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs; the belly. |
|
|
