Corals

Where are coral reefs located?

• Tropics

• Lakes

• Polar Climates

Coral Reefs live in...

• Cold and deep water

• Warm and shallow water

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

Corals are types of

• plants

• rocks

• animals

• algae

Algae are

• the skeleton of corals

• dead corals

• young corals

• food for corals

Why must algae be near

the surface of the water?

• They need to be

  in cold water.

• They need to live far

  from corals.

• They need sunlight

  to grow.

• They need reefs to hide in.

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Which type of coral reefs form

closest to the shore?

• barrier reefs

• fringing reefs

• lagoons

• atolls

Which of the following is

an example of coral reefs

being fragile?

• an eel hiding in a hole

  of a coral reef

• a boat breaking off a piece

  of a coral reef

• a golden butterflyfish

  living near a coral reef

• a lobster feeding near

  a coral reef

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Which of the following is a way

to protect coral reefs?

• use poison and explosives

  to fish

• follow laws and rules to keep

  reefs safe

• keep them safe from storms

  and floods

• eat more fish that try to live

  in corals

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