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Coral Reefs

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of the ocean is taken up by coral reefs?

a)

10-12 percent

b)

25 percent

c)

less than one percent

d)

more than fifty percent

2.

What are coral reefs often compared to?

a)

forests

b)

gardens

c)

rainforests

d)

deserts

3.

What percentage of the ocean's sea life lives in coral reefs?

a)

10 -15%

b)

20%

c)

45%

d)

25%

4.

Coral reefs are endangered by

a)

climate change

b)

overfishing

c)

pollution

d)

all of the above

5.

Coral Reefs are found in

a)

tropical waters

b)

waters around the South pole only

c)

sub-tropical waters

d)

A and C

6.

Coral reefs are home to how many species?

a)

thousands

b)

billions

c)

hundreds

d)

millions

7.

Scientists fear coral reefs could die out by

a)

2035

b)

2050

c)

2089

d)

2020

8.

What causes coral bleaching?

a)

oil spills

b)

warmer water temperatures

c)

overfishing

d)

red tide

9.

What is one way scientists trying to save the coral reefs?

a)

by growing coral and planting it in the ocean

b)

by restricting access to reefs

c)

by adding new species of fish to the reefs

d)

by adding fertilizer to the coral reefs

10.

What is the largest coral reef on the planet?

a)

Rainbow Reef, Fiji

b)

Great Chago Archipelago, Indian Ocean

c)

Amazon Reef, Brazil

d)

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

11.
What builds up over time to form a reef?
a)
Sand
b)
Coral skeletons
c)
Fish bones
d)
Rocks
12.
What are the two kinds of coral?
a)
Blue and yellow
b)
Hard and slimy
c)
Hard and soft
d)
Soft and delicate
13.
Which of the following is NOT a type of coral reef?
a)
Fringing reefs
b)
Barrier reefs
Barrier reefs
c)
Atolls
d)
Crustacean