Packet 1 Flashcards
hermatypes
hard corals that build on reefs
Cnidarians
?
ahermatypes
corals that do not build on reefs
zooxanthellea
microscopic algea
polyp
The body of a coral animal
tentacles
long squirmy things
nematocysts
stinging structures in tentacles that paralyze its prey
mesenterial filaments
tubular things that the polyp uses to defend
calcium carbonate
stuff hard coral uses to build a limestone skeleton
symbiotic
mutually beneficial
photosynthesis
a process in which coral makes food
spawn
when corals release eggs and sperm into the water
planula
baby coral or coral larva
hermaphroditlc
containing both male and female sex cells
budding
when the parent polyp clone attaches itself by dividing to form a new poylp
colony
?
octocorals
a coral with eight tentactles
fringing
growing directly from the shorelines
Barrier Reefs
a reef that is separated from the shore by protected water
atolls
offshore ring like coral formations
Primary Producer
Plants
Primary Consumer
animals that pass energy down the chain
omnivores
meat and plant eaters
carnivores
meat eatters
noturnal
feeding during the night
crespular
eats in day
