Glossary Group: M2

an animal that feeds only on plants (M2, M5)

microscopic marine organisms of the order Dinoflagellata (M2)

remains of dead organisms or cast-off material from living organisms (M2)

animal that feeds on organic materials on the seafloor (M2)

bacteria, fungi, and some animals that break down organic material; the term may be used to mean ‘decomposing bacteria,’ which break down organic material into its inorganic components (M2)

a toxic substance produced by microscopic marine organisms called Gambierdiscus toxicus which blooms among and on marine algae (M2)

fish such as sharks and rays whose skeletons are largely composed of cartilage rather than bone (M2)

an animal that eats other animals (M2)

concentration of toxic substances in living tissues (M2)