Theories/Formations
What are small, isolated reefs that grow up from the open bottom of the island platform or continental shelf called?
What is patch reefs.
What are the two types of coral?
What is hard and soft corals.
What are coral reefs?
What is rock like structures made of calcium carbonate produces by coral polyps.
When there is an abundance of a nutrients, that causes coverage on the surface of the ocean. This blocks light and prevents zooxanthellae living inside of coral to perform photosynthesis, causing the coral to die. Name this process.
What is an algal bloom.
What are artificial reefs?
What is human created structures that are built to promote marine life.
What is this theory known as; coral larvae begin to colonize the basaltic rocks along the coastline of a recently emerged oceanic volcano. The corals continue to grow and colonize, creating a fringing reef around this island.
What is the Darwin-Dana-Daly theory.
What type of reproduction occurs through polyp budding?
What is asexual reproduction.
What ocean depth are reef forming coral most likely to be found?
What is the photic zone.
What predator of coral eats away at it, causing it to die?
What is crown-of-thorns starfish.
What are some consequences of placing artificial reefs in the ocean?
What is the substrate holding the coral may become toxic to marine life and overfishing can occur.
When an island volcano begins to sink and coral continues to grow along shoreline forming what?
What is fringing reef.
What is the difference between hard and soft coral?
What is hard corals form reefs while soft corals do not. Soft corals are flexible and use proteins to attach.
What organism do they have a symbiotic relationship with?
What is algae.
What process occurs when corals dry out and become overheated and erode?
What is desiccation.
How do artificial reefs act like real coral reefs?
What is they can become colonized by a wide range of organisms and have holes for organisms to hide.
First an underwater volcano or mountain forms. Then all life on structure dies and is eroded over time, and a fringing reef forms on the slopes of the mountain. Next a barrier reef forms and what is the last step of this formation/process?
What is an atoll containing a lagoon in the center in left.
What help the coral survive by providing it with food resulting from photosynthesis.
What is polyps.
What benefits do coral reefs provide for humans?
What is commercial fishing, medicines for cancer or arthritis, and recreation and tourism which provides jobs.
What does coral lose to cause reef erosion?
What is lose calcium carbonate each year, it accumulates and causes the erosion.
What are the benefits of artificial reefs for marine life?
What is aid in the restoration of coral reefs and enhance biodiversity.
What is the difference between a fringing reef and a barrier reef?
What is instead of growing directing from the shore they are separated from land by water.
Where are coral polyp's stinging cells located?
What is its tentacles.
Why is there more biodiversity?
What is it provides stable environment for organisms, for more types and amounts of organisms to live.
How does reef erosion threaten coral reefs?
What is the destructive fish habitats and poor quality water.
What is the importance does artificial reefs have on humans?
What is reduces coastal erosion, protects anchored boats from storm damage and reduces energy from waves and storms.