Coral Flashcards
What is the largest coral reef on the planet ?
The great barrier reef in Australia
What are coral reefs endangered by ?
Pollution, overfishing and climate change
Where is the great barrier reef?
Australia
What is overfishing?
Catching fish faster than they can replenish
What are coral reefs often compared to ?
Rain forests
What builds up over time to form a coral reef?
Coral Skeletons
What is one way scientists trying to save the coral reefs?
by growing coral and planting it in the ocean
What is a zooxanthellae?
Algae that lives in a symbiotic relationship with coral polyp
What is a coral reef?
A large underwater structure composed of the skeletons of coral.
What are the 2 types of coral
soft & hard
What is coral
corals are under water structures made of tiny animals called coral polyps.
Name 3 species of hard coral
brain coral, elkhorn, staghorn
Name 3 species of soft coral
red coral, sea whips and sea fingers.
Name 2 reason why coral reef is so important
Coral protects coastlines from storms and erosions and it helps the economy and tourists pay thousands of dollars to swim among the coral.
Name 3 types of CORAL REEFS
fringing reefs, barrier reefs and atolls.
