an external supportive covering of an invertebrate (A3)
Experimental design
the process of developing a procedure to test a hypothesis (M5)
Extrapolate
project known data to an unknown circumstance or location, as in using a sample to draw conclusions about a broader…
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Feral
a wild animal descended from domestic animals (R3, R4, IS1)
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
a written statement that is part of the environmental review process; a finding that the project under review will not…
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Fixed photoquadrat method
a research technique in which photographs of specified areas of the ocean bottom are studied over time; see ‘photoquadrat method’…
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Fog drip
condensation from clouds or fog that accumulates on the surfaces of plants and the ground (R1)
Foriminifera
tiny single-celled marine animals that have a shell-like appearance (C1)
Fossil assemblage
a grouping of similar fossils (A1)
Founding species
an original migrant species from which native plant or animal species evolved (R3)