THE INTERACTIONS AMONG LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS IN CORAL REEFS

Question 1

live in the warm and shallow waters of the Pacific and Indian ocean.

Answer 1

Clownfish

Question 2

Nemo belongs to a species of fish called

Answer 2

ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris).

Question 3

are structures made by colonies of corals.

Answer 3

Coral reefs

Question 4

millions of years, corals secrete a compound called

Answer 4

calcium carbonate

Question 5

Reefs built by corals are categorized into four:

Answer 5

(1) fringing reefs; (2) barrier reefs; (3) atoll;
and (4) patch reefs.

Question 6

is the most common kind of coral reef. They grow near the shore forming
a body of water separated from the seawater called a lagoon.

Answer 6

fringing reef

Question 7

is a shallow body of
water between the land and a reef.

Answer 7

lagoon

Question 8

Another kind of reef which grows at a distance from the shore is called a

Answer 8

a barrier reef.

Question 9

It is
typically like a fringing reef but located farther from shore.

Answer 9

barrier reef.

Question 10

is a good example of a barrier reef.

Answer 10

Great Barrier Reef

Question 11

Sometimes corals may form circular or horseshoe-shaped reefs. This kind of reef is called an

Answer 11

atoll.

Question 12

encloses a lagoon just like barrier reefs.

Answer 12

atoll

Question 13

The smaller kind of coral reefs called

Answer 13

patch reefs

Question 14

typically found in the lagoons formed
by atolls.

Answer 14

patch reefs