Coral Bleaching News Video

True or False: Coral Bleaching affected less than 10% of coral reefs over the past few years

• True

• False

Coral bleaching is when corals are stressed and lose their colors, making them turn white. What is the environmental stressor that makes them turn white?

• changes in pH

• heat

• too much salt

What percent of coral reefs died in the last recent bleaching event?

(a)  

About what percentage of life in the ocean depends on corals?

• 5%

• 15%

• 25%

• 35%

What are efforts that countries like Maldives and Thailand are doing to limit the damage to coral reefs?