Animals
Organisms and Purpose
Where are they located?
100
What is the purpose of a worm?
To provide food for the other animals in the reef
100
What is the most common type of coral?
Hermatypic Coral or "hard coral"
100
Do corals need high light penetration? If so, how much?
Yes but not too much and not to little
200
What part of the fish provide food for other animals and organisms?
The waste from the fish.
200
What is the purpose of hermatypic?
They withdraw calcium carbonate from the seawater to create a solid and strong exoskeleton that protects their body.
200
What temperature of water do corals live in?
22 to 29 degrees Celsius with some as high as 40 degrees.
300
What animals can potentially kill the reef if there is too many of them?
Sea stars, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins
300
What is a bryozoans?
An organism that encrusts the reef and cements the reef structure.
300
Some coral can survive in waters as high as....
40 degrees Celsius
400
What animal removes parasites and clean dead skin from fish? (name one) or (name all three for double points)
The crabs, lobsters, and specifically the shrimp.
400
Sponges and anemone are quite similar in their purpose. What is the difference between sponges and anemone?
Sponges provide homes to animals while anemone provide refuge from predators.
400
Where is the largest coral reef triangle?
In the Indonesian waters.
500
What do octopuses, squids, clams, scallops, marine snails, and nudibranchs all provide this for the coral reef and how?
They filter the water by eating and provide cleaner water.
500
What is the purpose of these organisms? (list two) or (list four for double points)
Medicines Houses for Animals Biological Wealth Tourism
500
Why do corals form between the tropics of cancer and capricorn?
The tropics have warm currents which helps corals thrive.
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