Coral Reef

What is the best use for the word "teeming"?

• The clown fish and the anemone make a good teem.

• The world under water is teeming with life.

Coral reefs are often found in shallow waters.

• True

• False

The earth is mostly made up of...

• water

• land

• trees

Why don't coral reefs grow well below 130 feet?

• because the water is too warm below 130 feet

• because coral reefs need sunshine

• because the water is dirty

How do coral reefs form?

• they have water and sunlight and grow like plants

• from skeleton remains of little coral animals that attach to the coral reefs

How long does it take for coral reefs to grow up to 3 feet?

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 1000 years

When an ancient underwater volcano disappears, the ring that it forms is called...

• fringing reef

• barrier reef

• coral atoll

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

• Philippines

• Australia

• China

• Brazil

Which underwater animal has a pouch that they can carry eggs in until they hatch?

• longnose butterfly fish

• green sea turtle

• giant clam

• sea horse

What is one big threat to coral reefs?

• sharks

• pollution

• turtles

• anemones