Great Barrier Reef
Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Queensland, Australia.
What does calcium carbonate harden into?
Exoskeleton
What is a coral reef?
A marine ecosystem
TRUE or FALSE
A humpback Whale can be found in the Great Barrier Reef?
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
The reefs depend on a specific temperature
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world
TRUE
List one animal that needs an Exoskeleton.
1. Crabs
2. Lobster
3. Shrimp
what is a marine ecosystem?
a community of living organisms
what year was GBR ( Great Barrier Reef ) made into a national park?
1975
what does algae and oxygen produce?
organisms or small increases in water temp.
TRUE or FALSE
The Great Barrier Reef is so big it can be seen from space
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
An Exoskeleton is a soft outer shell
FALSE
what is a big part of saving the reefs?
protecting the coral reef
Name five Marine animals
Can water temperature effect the corals resources?
YES
TRUE or FALSE
The Great Barrier Reef 1,000,000 miles
FALSE
What does an Exoskeleton do?
It protects and supports an animals body from the outside.
name one coral and one fish from the coral reefs
How many individual reefs is the GBR made up of?
2,900 reefs
why is tourism effecting the reef?
Because the reef has been over fished.
TRUE or false The GBF is made of only individual reefs.
False
what do the small Marine animals corals secrete produce
Calcium Carbonate
How many species have been observed in the Great Barrier Reef?
30
How many islands is GBR made up of
900 islands
what happens if scientists don't take protecting and preserving the reef what can happen?
The reef can go can go extinct by 2050!