Review of Corals, Climate, and Endangered Species

What group do Corals belong to?

• Plants

• Animals

• Bacteria

• Viruses

What is A?

• Tentacles

• Mouth

• Stomach

What is responsible for the beautiful colours of corals?

• Nematocysts (stinging cells)

• Zooxanthellae (algae)

• Calcium Carbonate (the skeleton)

Which of the following abiotic factors are necessary for a healthy coral reef? (check all that apply)

• low nutrient water

• high nutrient water

• depth - 70ft or less for sunlight

• temperature 78-83 degrees F

• temperature 85-95 degrees F

What is wrong with this coral?

• It hasn't been to sunseekers in over a month
• Warming of water made it bleach
• Coral mining caused it to sufficate
• The loss of fish caused it to die

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

How do coral get the majority of their energy?

• From the algae living inside of them

• by eating plankton

• by digesting dead material on the sea floor

• From marine snow

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Man made carbon dioxide comes from the burning of fossil fuels.  An example of a fossil fuel is

• wood
• oil
• shale

Ocean acidification begins with 

• pollution from ships
• carbon dioxide released from combustion
• dumping of waste from cities into the ocean

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Why are most corals found in shallow, tropical water?

• Because the zooxanthellae can not make their own food

• Because the fish make their own food

• Because the zooxanthellae need the sun to photosynthesize

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The main reason coral reefs are bleaching is due

• Bleach is being thrown into our oceans

• Climate change

• It is occurring randomly

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5