Exam 4 Terms 2 Flashcards
mouth with a ring of tentacles
polyp
have nematocysts to help capture food
tentacles
blind sac with longitudinal folds with enzyme secreting cells on free edge
gastrovascular cavity
can be extended out of the mouth or through temporary holes in the body wall for extra enteric digestion which is used in defense
mesenteric filaments
calcium carbonate cup with septa secreted by polyps (coral rock)
calyx
dinoflagellate photosynthesis to produce ___ and ___ which is diffused into the polyp
organic matter oxygen
the polyp respires the oxygen and take organic matter to produce ___, ___, and nutrients which is diffused into the dinoflagellate
CO2 H2O
asexual reproduction by a separation of the body into two new bodies
binary fission
internal fertilization where sperm released and drawn into female polyps by ciliary currents and then larva is released by polyp
brooder
___ spawning happens after the hornets month of the year, the night just after full moon
mass
mound shapes, irregular, grows 1 cm/year which is considered slow growth
massive corals
grows 10 cm per year, linear growth allows to spread rapidly, fragmentation due to storms allows new colonies to start
branching and columnar corals
reefs next to shore, immediate subtidlaa
ex.) Elliot Island, Queensland
fringing reef
reef separated from shore by lagoon
ex.) Belize
barrier reef
horseshoe or ring-shaped reef such as in the Rangiroa Atoll
Atolls