Marine biology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
Areas within Marine biology
Genetics
Genes, inheritance, variation and molecular information.
144 wordsEcology
Organisms, environments, populations and ecosystems.
42 wordsMicrobiology
Microorganisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses.
201 wordsAnatomy and physiology
Body structures, organs and biological functions.
0 wordsEvolution
Biological change, selection, adaptation and common descent.
26 wordsBioinformatics
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
63 wordsBiotechnology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
15 wordsBotany
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
1k wordsCell biology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
149 wordsDevelopmental biology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
16 wordsHuman physiology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
37 wordsMarine biology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
17 wordsMolecular biology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
304 wordsNeuroscience biology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
47 wordsTaxonomy systematics
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
124 wordsZoology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.
345 words17 featured terms
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a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone
Estuarynounthe wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
Oceanicadjectiverelating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelag…
Pelagicadjectiverelating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelag…
Phytoplanktonnounphotosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
Planktonnounthe aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
Zooplanktonnounanimal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
Atollnounan island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
Barrier reefnouna long coral reef near and parallel to the shore
Caynouna coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
Diatomnounmicroscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica
Firthnouna long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)
Florida keynouna coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
Keynouna coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
Nanoplanktonnounmicroscopic organisms found in plankton
Planktonic algaenoununicellular algae, one of four families of Charophyte green algae
Potamoplanktonnounplankton that inhabit rivers
