| A | B |
|---|
| COXAL PLATES | PLATES ON THE BASE SEGMENT OF THE LEGS IN CRABS. |
| COLLAR CELLS | CELL WITH FUNNEL SHAPED RIM OR A COLLAR. |
| DIPLOID | CELLS WITH TWO OF EACH CHROMSOME. |
| ECOSYSTEM | A COMMUNITY OF ORGANISMS IN ONE ENVIROMENT. |
| DISSOLUTION | DISSOLVING OF A SUBSTANCE IN A SOLVENT. |
| SPECIES DIVERSITY | THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPECIES PRESENT IN AN AREA. |
| SYMBIOSIS | ASSOCIATION OF BETWEEN TWO ORGANSIMS. |
| TROPHIC LEVELS | LEVELS OR ORDER OF ENERGY PASSING THROUGH ECOSYSTEMS. |
| SPONGIN | HARDENED PROTEIN THAT FORMS SPICULES. |
| ZOOXANTHELLAE | UNICELLULAR ALGAE LIVING WITHIN CELLS OF A VARIETY OF MARINE ANIMALS. |
| VELIGER | LARVA OF A MOLLUSC. |
| TOXICITY | THE POTENCY OF A POISON. |
| WATERCYCLE | MOVEMENT OF WATER THROUGH PROCESSES LIKE CONDENSATION. |
| ABORAL | AWAY FROM OR OPPOSITE TO THE MOUTH. |
| ABYSSAL ZONE | THE BOTTOM OF THE DEEP OCEAN, BETWEEN 0-2 DEGREES CELSIUS. |
| APHOTIC ZONE | THE ZONE OF THE WATER COLUM WITH NO LIGHT. |
| BACTERIA | UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS WITH NO DISTINCT CELL NUCLEUS. |
| BENTHIC | LIVING ON THE SEA BOTTOM. |
| BIO-EROSION | EROSION OR DECAY DUE TO LIVING THINGS. |
| BROADCAST SPAWN | SPERM AND EGG CELLS SHED DIRECTLY INTO THE WATER TO BE DISPERSED BY THE OCEAN. |
