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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Industry: Government
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
An increase in temperature that occurs globally.
Industry:Natural environment
Atmospheric gases, primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide restricting some heat-energy from escaping directly back into space.
Industry:Natural environment
The study of the relationship of extinct organisms or groups of organisms to their environments.
Industry:Natural environment
The study of the relationships between genes and enzymes, specifically the role of genes in controlling the steps in biochemical pathways.
Industry:Natural environment
The outer portion (layer) of an organ.
Industry:Natural environment
A polysaccharide that is composed of unbranched chains of glucose. It is the major structural carbohydrate of plants.
Industry:Natural environment
Attributing a human characteristic to an inanimate object or a non-human species.
Industry:Natural environment
Green algae belong to the Division Chlorophycota. These algae contain photosynthetic pigments similar to those in higher plants (chlorophylls a and b, as well as secondary pigments: carotenes, lutein, and zeaxanthin) and have a green color. Green algae include unicellular forms, filamentous forms, and leaf-like thalluses.
Industry:Natural environment
The unification of natural selection and Mendelian genetics; also called the Modern Synthesis.
Industry:Natural environment
A unit of length equal to 0.001 microns (one thousandth of a micron), 0.000001 millimeters, or 0.000000001 meters; also called a millimicron.
Industry:Natural environment