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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The creation of products and processes for the purpose of improving human chances for survival, comfort level, and quality of life.
Industry:Natural environment
A layer of soft but solid, mobile rock comprising the lower part of the upper mantle from about 100 to 350 km beneath the Earth's surface.
Industry:Natural environment
A periodic wind caused by the effects of differential heating, with the largest being the Indian monsoon found in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia.
Industry:Natural environment
A small reproductive cell produced by certain bacteria, algae, fungi and nonflowering plants. Spores contain at least one genome and are highly resistant to heat excess and dehydration.
Industry:Natural environment
An embryonic cell that can give rise to any type of differentiated cell. They can be derived from two sources: the inner cell mass from a blastocyst or the primordial germ cells (eggs and sperm) of an older embryo.
Industry:Natural environment
The most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved.
Industry:Natural environment
A long-period gravity wave generated by a submarine earthquake or volcanic event.
Industry:Natural environment
The passage of water through a semipermeable membrane from a solution with a lower concentration of solute to one with a higher concentration of solute.
Industry:Natural environment
The system of ductless glands in animals that secrete hormones.
Industry:Natural environment
