Category: Science
Created by: tahira rafiq
Number of Blossarys: 5
Coral is a general term for several different groups of cnidarians, only some of which help build reefs. In reef-building, corals produce calcium carbonate skeletons. Billions of these tiny skeletons ...
Sea stars, sometimes called as starfishes have five arms that radiate from a central disk, though some have more than five, sometime close to 50. Hundreds of tube feet protrude from the oral surface ...
Sea turtles belong to an ancient group of reptiles. Their bodies are enclosed by an armor-like shell, or carapace, that is fused to the backbone. Unlike land tortoises and turtles, sea turtles cannot ...
Sponges are best described as aggregations of specialized cells. These are among the structurally simplest multicellular animals. Almost all sponges are marine. They live permamently attached to the ...
Kelp communities are most fascinating of marine communities. Kelps are a group of large, brown seaweeds that live in cold waters. All kelps go through a large, spore producing sporophyte stage. The ...
Squids are prominent members of the midwater community. Some swim weakly while other strong-swimming squids are part of the nekton. The vampire squid looks something like an octopus but is neither a ...
Many marine fishes, do not reside in any particular area. They are known to establish territories, home areas that that they defend against intruders. Thus, this phenomenon is called as ...