Coral
What color does coral turn when it bleaches?
White
What is the creature coral listens for to know where to land on the reef?
Peppermint Shrimp
What plant did we try to grow in the classroom?
Mangrove
What do we use to make observations?
Our 5 senses
What is the name of the place I work at?
The Reef Institute
What is the name of the algae that gets kicked out of coral when it bleaches?
Zooxanthellae
Which ocean creature does not have bones?
What is the first layer of the ocean called?
Sunlight Zone
If your hypothesis is wrong, do you change it?
No
Zooxanthellae gives coral color and ______________.
Food
How many tentacles does each coral polyp have?
6 or multiples of 6
What is it called when an animal blends in with its surroundings?
Camouflage
What is one of the kinds of rock we learned about?
Sedimentary (Limestone)
Igneous
Metamorphic
What words must be included in your hypothesis?
If, then, because
What is the difference between soft corals and hard corals?
Soft corals don't have a skeleton and hard corals do
What three things stress out coral?
Water temperature
Chemicals
Pollution
How many senses do sharks have?
7
What moon phase does coral spawn during?
Full Moon
Who uses science?
Answers vary: Marine biologists, doctors, detectives, you!
When an organism makes their own food, they are considered the ______________ in a food chain.
Producer
What percentage of coral is left in Florida?
2%
Coral is related to what ocean creature?
Jellyfish!
What is the mangrove "seed" called? (hint: what we checked each week in the jars)
Propagule
Is this hypothesis written correctly? If not, what is it missing?
If we put the mangrove in salt water, it will grow faster since saltwater is in the ocean.
Nope. It is missing the words then and because.
What are the two Reef Safe sunscreen ingredients?
Titanium Dioxide