plankton composed of microscopic plants (M2)
Pipped egg
an egg with a shell that has been broken through in the initial stages of hatching (C4)
Piscivorous
feeding on fish (M5)
Pitfall trap
a container buried flush with the ground surface and filled with bait and a preservative to attract, trap, and preserve…
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Plankton
tiny organisms that float freely through the ocean or freshwater (M2)
Plot
a measured, designated land area used in a scientific study such as a vegetation survey (R4)
Point-intercept method
a research technique used to study coral cover or invertebrate species that live on a coral reef; involves identifying the…
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Polygyne
an ant behavior strategy in which each nest has more than one queen (A4)
Polynesian introduction
a species that was brought to Hawai’i by early Polynesian settlers
Polyp
characteristic shape of coral and other animals in the phylum Coelenterata, somewhat flower-shaped with a cylindrical body attached at one…
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