Types of reefs
Classification basics
Linnaean Naming System
Coral Reef Distribution
Vocab and Identifying
100
True or False.
Reef front and reef flat are the same thing.
False!
100
Classification definition.
Classification is a broad term that means organizing information.
100
True or False
Genus is written first and species is written second.
True
100
Definition of distribution.
The way things are divided or spread out.
100
Describe a Basal Plate or Disk.
Allows corals to anchor to a substrate and secrete more calcium carbonate, allowing them to grow.
200
Most common type of coral reef.
What is a fringing reef?
200
Scientists classify organisms by putting them into groups that _______________________________.
Have the same characteristics and a common ancestry.
200
True or False
Genus should not be capitalized.
False!
200
Abiotic factors required for coral reefs.
Water is warm, shallow, and clear with good light.
200
Identify these two following reefs.
1.2.
1. Barrier
2. Patch
300
From about 70 m depth on.
What is fore reef?
300
How many divisions are used to classify all life on Earth.
8
300
The naming system that is used today was first established in the ____________ by a Swedish scientist named _______________________.
The naming system that is used today was first established in the 18th century by a Swedish scientist named Carolus Linnaeus.
300
Where are coral reefs found?
Coral reefs are only found on western boundary currents.
300
What is an atoll and how long does it take to form?
A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral. It can take up to 30 million years to create an atoll.
400
Describe a patch reef.
Patch reefs - are small, isolated reefs often found in a lagoon or embayment. They vary greatly in size and are often circular.
400
Taxonomy is __ _____ __ ___________ ______ ___ ___________ ____ __________.
Taxonomy is a type of classification based on similarities and differences.
400
Led to the adoption of modern __________ ___________, which means two-name naming system.
Led to the adoption of modern binomial nomenclature, which means two-name naming system.
400
How does temperature control the distribution of reef building corals?
Warmer temperatures cause there to be a more biodiverse and abundant coral reef.
400
1. What is the definition of a clade?
2. What type of coral is this
1. A group of organisms that includes the ancestors and descendants of the ancestor.
2. Plating
500
What 2 things does a fringing reef not have.
A fringing reef does not have a lagoon or a back reef.
500
What are corals classified by?
Coral reefs are classified by their geomorphology.
500
First to develop a hierarchical naming system, which included _______, _____, _____, _____, ______, and ______.
First to develop a hierarchical naming system, which included kingdom, class, order, genus, species, and variety.
500
Coral Reef Distribution includes the following...
Restricted to the tropics. Require warm seawater. Sunlight. Strong waves or current.
500
Which animals are vertebrates?
Butterfly Fish, Sea Turtle, Sharks