Coral Reef Matching

What are biotic factors?

• dangers in a biome

• living parts of an ecosystem

• parts of a coral reef

• invasive species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What does the Black band disease affect?

• Massive coral

• Fish

• Algae

• Sea urchins

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What coral does the White band disease affect?

• Branch coral

• Blue coral

• Brain coral and star coral

• Staghorn coral and elk-horn coral

The red lionfish is a voracious predator of small fish, including young angelfish and parrotfish. In the Caribbean, red lionfish have no natural predators. What is the most likely long-term outcome of the introduction of lionfish to a pristine reef?

• The numbers of stoplight parrotfish and queen angelfish will decrease.

• The numbers of yellowtail snappers and Nassau groupers will decrease.

• The number of long-spined sea urchins will increase.

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A spike in the popularity of Nassau groupers in American restaurants causes a sharp increase in grouper fishing. How will this affect the population of yellowtail snappers?

• The number of yellowtail snappers will increase.

• The number of yellowtail snappers will decrease.

• The number of yellowtail snappers will decrease at first, and then increase.

• There will be no effect on yellowtail snapper populations.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In a reef off the coast of a large island, an increase in net fishing lowers the populations of most reef fish. The heavy nets also trap hawksbill sea turtles and damage corals. Assuming the reef has a healthy population of long-spined sea urchins, what is the most likely result?

• Coral cover will increase.

• Sponge cover will increase.

• Algae cover will increase.

• Coral, sponge, and algae cover will remain the same.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Two reefs are exposed to the black band disease pathogen. Reef A is located in a remote area off a rocky coast that receives little rainfall. Reef B is located near a resort hotel, a heavily fertilized golf course, and a forest that has been recently clearcut for a housing development. Both reefs are dominated by star corals. What is the most likely outcome of the disease on each reef?

• Reef A will suffer greater damage than reef B.

• Reef B will suffer greater damage than reef A.

• Both reefs will suffer equal damage from the disease.

• Neither reef will be affected because black band disease affects only branching corals.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the most likely outcome of a disease that kills off the long-spined sea urchins on a reef?

• Staghorn coral cover will increase.

• Star coral cover will increase.

• Sponge cover will increase.

• Algae cover will increase.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The population of Burmese Pythons in the Everglade starts to increase rapidly, what is the most likely outcome?

• The population of alligators increase

• The ecosystem is not affected

• The population of native species decrease

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

How many predators do the red lionfish have?

• Only a few

• None

• They have many

• 8 - 10