Reef Basics
In which country is the Great Barrier Reef located?
What is Austrlia?
What organisms use photosynthesis to produce food at the base of the reef's food web?
What is primary producers?
(such as phytoplankton and seagrass)
How many different fish species inhabit the Great Barrier Reef?
What is 1,625 species?
What industry brings visitors to the Great Barrier Reef for snorkeling and scuba diving?
What is Tourism?
What powerful natural weather event can damage coral reefs with strong winds and waves?
What is tropical cyclone?
What type of biome is the Great Barrier Reef?
What is Marine or coral reef biome?
What fish uses its beak-like teeth to eat algae on reef surfaces?
What is Parrotfish?
Which threatened marine animal attracts wildlife tourists to the reef, supporting Australian tourism businesses?
What is Green sea turtle?
How does reef tourism benefit people living in Australia?
What is it creates jobs and generates income for local communities and businesses?
How do tropical cyclones immediately affect coral reefs?
What is strong waves break corals, displace organisms, and destroy habitats?
What are the two main seasons experienced in the Great Barrier Reef region?
What is wet and dry seasons?
What is the difference between a primary and a secondary consumer?
What is primary consumers eat producers; secondary consumers eat other consumers, often herbivores?
What fish is found in the Great Barrier Reef uses its beak-like teeth to scrape algae off coral reefs?
What is Parrotfish?
How does the Great Barrier Reef provide food for Australians?
What is it supports fish and other marine life used in commercial and recreational fisheries?
How do tropical cyclones affect fish and other marine animals?
What is destroy shelter and feeding grounds, forcing animals to relocate or causing mortality?
How does the climate change between summer and winter?
What is summers are warmer and wetter?
What is winters are cooler and generally drier?
What relationship exists between coral polyps and their symbiotic algae?
What is Mutualism?
(algae provide nutrients, while coral provides shelter and access to sunlight)
What Australian-endemic fish has a yellow tail and a blue head with yellow spots?
What is Queensland Yellowtail Angelfish?
How does the Great Barrier Reef protect Australian coastlines?
What is it absorbs and reduces wave energy, helping limit coastal erosion and flooding?
What could happen 50–100 years after a cyclone if climate change and repeated disturbances prevent recovery?
What is cover may decline, biodiversity may decrease, and algae may become more dominant?
Name three different habitats found in the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem.
What is coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and mangrove forests?
Name a primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, and tertiary consumer of the Great Barrier Reef.
What is phytoplankton or zooplankton?
How many dugongs were estimated to live in the northern Great Barrier Reef in late 2023?
What is 6,838 dugongs?
How do habitats associated with the reef help regulate Earth's climate?
What is seagrass meadows and mangroves absorb and store carbon, helping reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide?
What could happen to a damaged coral reef 50–100 years after a cyclone if environmental conditions are favorable?
What is coral communities may recover through regrowth and recruitment, allowing habitats and marine populations to rebuild?