Marine
What is a Mariner?
A Sailor
Coral Reefs cover less than just 1% of the earth. (True or False)
True.
Coral is a plant. (True or False)
False. Coral is actually made up of tiny animals that build a hard coral skeleton to live in.
The Indian Ocean is the smallest Ocean in the world. (True or False)
False. The Artic Ocean is the smallest ocean, it is also the coldest.
What is the largest Coral Reef in the world?
The Great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Australia.
Lives inside coral and gives it its color?
Algae - specifically known as zooxanthellae (zow·uh·zan·theh·lai)
Meaning of Marine Habitat.
Ocean habitat or living place (home)
True or False - Marine Biology is the study of life in the ocean.
True. Marine has to do with things related to the ocean. Biology has to do with the study of life. So together it is the study of ocean life.
Name at least 3 kinds of marine life that live in coral Reefs.
Coral reefs provide habitat for a large variety of marine life, including various sponges, oysters, clams, crabs, sea stars, sea urchins, and many species of fish. Sea turtles, octopus, cuttlefish, shrimp, Moray eels, reef sharks.
Coral is related to this sea creature.
The Jelly Fish.
Why are coral reefs important for both humans and marine animals?
Coral reefs are home to a large diversity of marine life (25%). They also offer shoreline protection and provide fisheries with an abundance of different species of fish.
Largest ocean in the world?
The Pacific is the largest ocean.
Coral reefs are the most diverse marine ecosystem, with 25% of all marine species relying on coral reefs for food and shelter.
The tiny animals that coral is made of.
Coral Polyp.
What is the symbiotic relationship between coral and algae. (How do they help each other?)
The coral provides a safe place for the algae to live while also helping provide them with nutrients (Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen) In return the Algae helps provide food and oxygen for the coral.
What is Coral Bleaching and what causes it?
Coral bleaching is when a coral becomes stressed and evicts the algae living in it. Because the algae is what gives coral its color, the coral turns white without it. Bad changes in the water cause the coral to become stressed, such as serious change/increase in temperature, pollution, or acidity. The coral cannot survive long without the algae.