Coral Reef Ecosystem

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

• Puerto Rico
• Florida
• Australia
• Germany

What is the biggest ecological benefit of coral reefs?

• tourism
• seafood
• habitat
• protection of shoreline

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What is the largest reef in the world?

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

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What are the two types of corals?

• plant/animal
• moist/dry

• fringing/barrier
• hard/soft

What is the main factor that will determine the location of a reef?

• light
• depth
• how salty the ocean water is

• temperature

What are corals?

• living organisms

• non-living structures

• terrestrial

• plants

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How many species of fish are living in the Geeat Barrier reef?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• more than 1500

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This is a crinoid. It is closely related to a______

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What is meant by the term biodiversity?

• Biodiversity is the term used to describe the variety of life on Earth.

• Biodiversity is the study of living things.

• Biodiversity is describing the animals in the great barrier reef.

• Biodiversity means that there is not many biological diversity on Earth.

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