Coral Study Guide

What percentage of the ocean is taken up by coral reefs?

• less than 1%

• 10-12%

• 25%

• more than 50%

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What percentage of the ocean's sea life lives in coral reefs?

• 10 -15%

• 20%

• 25%

• 40%

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Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

• Puerto Rico

• Florida

• Indonisia

• Australia

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Coral reefs are endangered by:

• Climate change

• Overfishing

• Pollution

• All of the above

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What builds up over time to form a reef?

• Sand

• Coral skeletons

• Fish bones

• Rocks

Coral bleaching is:

• an overgrowth of algae

• when coral polyps reject the zooxanthellae living inside

• a disease that attacks coral

• how marine biologists clean up the coral

Coral Reefs are found in shallow, clear, warm water because there is

• lots of sunlight for the symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) that live with the polyps

• not lots of sunlight for the symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) that live with the polyps

• no good reason, it just feels nice

• all of these choices are correct

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Coral polyps build their homes out of

• carbon dioxide

• calcium carbonate

• calcium manganese

• carbon monoxide

Check all the ways that corals are fragile.

• They are very productive

• Pieces can break off easily

• They are very sensitive to changes in water quality

• They are sensitive to changes in pH levels.

• They make lots of food and oxygen for the reef.

A coral reef is made up of thousands of small structures called

• sea stars

• polyps

• sea anemones

• bacteria

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