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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Objects that have been thrown overboard in order to lighten a ship when it is in trouble.
Industry:Natural environment
Relating to the environmental factors determining or restricting the growth of a particular life form.
Industry:Natural environment
The chlorophyll present in red algae, together with chlorophyll a.
Industry:Natural environment
The mesodermally-derived membrane that lines the coelom and covers the coelomic viscera.
Industry:Natural environment
The site where neurons communicate with each other. A synapse is a small gap that physically separates neurons. Axon terminals of a neuron sending a nervous impulse (the presynaptic neuron) release neurotransmitters into the synapse. The neurotransmitters diffuse to the other side (the postsynaptic side) where they bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neurons, thereby relaying the nervous impulse.
Industry:Natural environment
Water that is safe for drinking by humans. Specifically, freshwater that generally meets the standards in quality as established in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Drinking Water Standards .
Industry:Natural environment
A blue, water soluble pigment found in red algae and cyanobacteria.
Industry:Natural environment
A disease that has its origin in changes to the genetic material. Genetic diseases usually refer to diseases that are inherited in a Mendelian fashion, although non-inherited forms may also result from genic (DNA) mutation.
Industry:Natural environment
