Definition. A fibroblast is a cell that manufactures and maintains connective tissue, the structural framework that supports the organs of all animals. Fibroblasts secrete fibrous proteins and ground substance, which together form the extracellular matrix that is the basis of connective tissue. fibroblast is a cell that manufactures and maintains connective tissue, the structural framework that supports the organs of all animals.
Therefore, there is very little chlorophyll in these tropical waters, keeping them clear. (As an aside, corals are symbioses where phytoplankton have evolved to survive in nutrient-poor tropical waters by living inside the bodies of the corals and obtaining nutrients directly from the waste products of the corals.
Blue Lake, New Zealand. A 2011 study by the Auckland-based National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research found some of the clearest waters on record in the small Blue Lake, part of Nelson Lakes National Park in New Zealandâs Southern Alps, accessible from the village of Saint Arnaud.