- Industry: Government
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A structurally discrete component of a cell, e.g., the nucleus or a mitochondrion.
Industry:Natural environment
A chemical substance, e.g., penicillin, that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.
Industry:Natural environment
A quality of light, depending on its wavelength. Perceived color (or visual color) is the quality of light emission as conveyed by the eye, i.e., the visual perception of light that enables humans and other organisms to differentiate between wavelengths of the visible spectrum.
Industry:Natural environment
A chemical substance, required in trace concentrations, which acts as a cofactor with an enzyme in catalyzing a biochemical reaction.
Industry:Natural environment
Pertaining to an organism that has a venom, usually secreted by a gland, that is injected through hollow spines or teeth.
Industry:Natural environment
A structure containing an aggregation of cell bodies of nerve cells (neurons).
Industry:Natural environment
A chemical which is not a natural component of the organism exposed to it; a chemical or other stressor that does not occur naturally in the environment. Xenobiotics occur as a result of anthropogenic activities such as the application of pesticides and the discharge of industrial chemicals to the environment; a synthetic chemical believed to be resistant to environmental degradation. A branch of biotechnology called 'bioremediation' seeks to develop biological methods to degrade such compounds.
Industry:Natural environment
