Characteristics
Depth of water a coral reef would be found.
What is less than 100m deep
Isolated reefs found in small clumps.
What is a patch reef.
The two types of corals.
Hard and soft corals
The use of two gametes to form an offspring.
What is sexual reproduction
Algae leaving corals because of an increase in temperature.
What is coral bleaching?
What is the temperature of the water?
What is 23-25 C
This type of reef is found off the coast of Andros.
Barrier reef
Corals release ____________ to create the base of the reef.
limestone (Calcium carbonate)
Month when sexual reproduction occurs.
June, July, August
Coelenterate
Describe an atoll reef.
Circular reef, surrounding a lagoon or volcano.
Three main body parts of a polyp are _____, ______, ________.
What are tentacles, mouth and soft bodies.
Method of sexual reproduction carried out with polyps.
What is spawning
Coral reefs need _____ for sunlight to reach it without difficulty.
What is clear water.
Where is an atoll reef located in the Bahamas?
Southern Bahamas/ between Mayaguana and Acklins and Inagua
Two structures found in the tentacles of a polyp __ and ___.
What are zooxanthellae and nematocysts.
Name of the fertilized egg formed from sexual reproduction.
What is planula larvae
Three reasons that can lead to corals becoming stressed.
What is pollution, disease, ocean acidity, storms, extreme hot waters
Name the three conditions that can cause a coral to die.
polluted waters, deep waters, hot waters, cold waters
What's the difference between fringe reefs and barrier reefs?
Both are parallel to the shoreline.
Fringe- closer to the shoreline than a barrier (separated by a channel of water)
Two examples of a hard coral are ___.
Elkhorn, Staghorn, Brain coral
The method of asexual reproduction when coral break away from colonies to form new colonies.
What is fragmentation
The removal of large amounts of fish before they are replenished.
What is overfishing