Coast - Class test 2

Where are coral reefs located?

• Tropics

• Lakes

• Polar Climates

Coral Reefs live in...

• Cold and deep water

• Warm and shallow water

What do corals make around their body?

• Shells

• Skin

• Skeletons

What are the 2 main types of reefs?

• Close and Far reefs

• Tall and small reefs

• Fringing and Barrier reefs

What are atolls?

• Coral reefs in a shape of a ring that surround a sunken island

• Coral reefs that grow in the shape of a square

• Coral reefs that are not alive anymore

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

• Puerto Rico
• Florida
• Indonisia
• Australia

What threatens coral reefs, in the Caribbean, in the fall?

• predators

• pollution

• hurricanes

• elevated temperatures

What is the biggest economic benefit of coral reefs?

• filtration
• habitat
• tourism
• protection of shoreline

What is the largest reef in the world?

• Belize Barrier Reef
• Great Barrier Reef
• Aldabra Atoll
• The Palancar Reef

A ringed shaped reef

• fringing reef
• barrier reef
• atoll
• archipelago