Coral Reef EXAM

What is the largest reef in the world?

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

What color does the coral turn when it is bleached?

• Blue

• Clear

• White

• All of the above

Coral Reefs live in...

• Cold and deep water

• Warm and shallow water

Corals are types of

• plants

• rocks

• animals

• algae

A phytoplankton with a mutualistic relationship with coral

• Zooxanthellae

• Chordata

• Osteichtyes

• Lateral line

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Why are reef-building corals limited to shallow waters? 

• Salinity varies less in shallow water
• Calcium carbonate is only available in shallow water
• Zooxanthellae need light for photosynthesis
• Nutrients concentrate in shallow water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This structure is a stinging cell

• outer epidermis

• nematocyst

• stomach

• basal plate

This shell is made of

• calcium carbonate

• sodium chloride

• magnesium sulfate

• basal plate

Very slight increases in the acidity of seawater __________  marine organisms that make shells.

• doesn't bother
• has no effect on 
• is unhealthy and stresses

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the relationship between corals and zooxanthellae?

• zooxanthellae grow on the corals and protect them from extreme sunlight

• corals provide food for zooxanthellae when they photosynthesize

• zooxanthellae grow at the expense of the corals

• corals receive food from the zooxanthellae and the zooxanthellae get a safe home

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3