Coral Anatomy
Corals use this to eat
What is a mouth?
To assemble coral and assemble people
What does ʻĀkoʻakoʻa mean?
Porites lobata
What is lobe coral?
When do corals spawn?
The algae in corals tissue
What is Zooxanthellae?
120+ miles
How long is the West Hawaiʻi coastline?
Pocillopora meandrina
What is cauliflower coral?
Corals response to heat stress
What is coral bleaching?
The process in which zooxanthellae uses sunlight to create food and oxygen
What is photosynthesis?
Foundation of ʻĀkoʻakoʻa
What is Hawaiian culture?
3 Corals named after food
What are rice, cauliflower and pork chop coral?
Gives coral its color
Zooxanthellae
The stinging cells in corals tentacles
What are nematocysts?
Ko'a
What is coral polyp in Hawaiian?
Mushroom coral family
Fungiidae
Release of gametes to fertilize in the water column
What is coral spawning?
The tissue that connects coral polyps on a colony
What is the coenosarc?
Hawaiian culture, science, education and government
What are the 4 pillars?
What is rice coral?
What is a symbiotic relationship?