coral bleaching Crossword

any of various symbiotic yellow-green or yellow–brown algae in thecytoplasm of certain radiolarians and marine invertebrates.
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
a projecting growth from a mucous surface, as of the nose,being either a tumor or a hypertrophy of the mucous membrane.
sparse to thick mats of diminutive and juvenile algae less than 2 cm high.
- a coral reef running parallel to the shore but separated from it by a channel of deep water.
a simple nonflowering plant of a large group that includes the seaweeds and many single-celled forms. Algae contain chlorophyll but lack true stems, roots, leaves, and vascular tissue
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
plankton consisting of small animals and the immature stages of larger animals.