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AEROBIC
- requiring oxygen
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ALGA
- a plant that is photosynthetic and reproduces by releasing
spores.
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ALKALINITY
- the buffering ability of seawater
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ANAEROBIC
- needing no oxygen to survive
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AQUACULTURE
- the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms
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ARAGONITE
- a mineral made of mostly calcium carbonate
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AQUASCAPING
- the artful arranging of plants, substrate and rocks in an
aquarium
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BARRIER REEF
- a reef that is separated from land in a shallow area
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BIOMASS
- total amount of material in a single organism
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BLADE
- the leaf like structure on macro algae.
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BLADDER
- the float on species such as Sargassum and Botryocladia
that allow algae to stand upright.
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BRANCH LETS
- small projections from the main branch
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CALCIFIED
- having calcium carbonate deposits within or on the plant
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CLASS
- a group of related organisms
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COLONY -
an organism made up of connected individuals
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CORALLINE ALGAE
- a calcareous algae that encrusts
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CYSTOCARP -
a reproductive formation on female Rhodophyta
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DENITRIFICATION
- the process of converting nitrate to nitrogen gas
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DETRITUS
- the build up of sediment and organic material
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DIATOMS
- a micro algae, rich in silica, that grows as a film
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DOSING
- adding chemicals or elements in small quantities
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ECOSYSTEM
- the combined physical and biological components of an
environment
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ENVIRONMENT -
the combined physical, chemical and biological surroundings
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EPIPHYTE
- an organism that lives on plant material but does not prey
on it
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FAMILY
- a group of related organisms
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FILAMENTS
- a slender row of plant cells
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FROND -
the blade or leaf of macro algae
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GENUS
- a group of multiple related organisms
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HABITAT
- the environment where an organism grows
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HOLDFAST
- a root like structure that algae posses to attach
themselves
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KELVIN
- a measurement of the color temperature of light
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LAGOON
- a protected area behind the reef
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LIVE ROCK
- harvested or cultured rock from the ocean that contains
organisms and bacteria
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MACRO ALGAE
- large multi-celled algae
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MICRO ALGAE -
small single celled algae
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NUTRIENT
- a chemical or element required for growth
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OOLITIC
- a very fine form of aragonite sand
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS
- the ability to convert sunlight into food
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PROLIFERATE
- the formation of new frond on an older part of the plant
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REFUGIUM
- a separate appendage to an aquarium that provides
sanctuary for organisms
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RHIZOID
- the root like structure of macro algae
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RHIZOME
- the horizontal runner or stem of macro algae
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SPECTRUM
- the colors in visible light when separated using a prism
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SPORE
- a reproductive structure that forms new organisms.
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SPORULATION
- the release of reproductive spores into the water to form
new organisms
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STOLON
- the stem connecting individual fronds
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UPRIGHT
- the vertical structural branch of macro algae
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