Coral Reef Lecture

Coral ___ is a major problem and is primarily caused by ___ (answer format is first word, second word, with a comma in between. No capitalization necessary)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The Great Barrier Reef is home to a wide variety of organisms, including (select all that apply:)

• Seven different types of sea turtle

• Great white sharks and saltwater crocodiles

• Around 600 coral species

• Reef sharks and ospreys

The Great Barrier Reef is designated a World Heritage Site by which organization?

The main decomposer within a coral reef ecosystem

• Underwater fungi

• Cleaner fish

• Sea cucumbers

• Tube worms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What species native to the Great Barrier Reef is a primary contributor to coral bleaching?

• Crown of thorns starfish

• Zooplankton

• Whale shark

• Moray eel

The chemical composition of coral

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the main gene that corals attempt to pass on in order to deal with bleaching events?

• Faster growth

• Heat resistance

• Longer lifespan

• Increased density

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Producers within the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem?

• Algae and phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

• Krill

• Mollusks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This substance is dissolved by rainfall and later runs back into the ocean as calcium and carbonate species, restarting the carbon cycle of coral reefs. (Capitalize the first letter.)

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

True or false: bleached coral is always dead

• True

• False