Worksheets6.2 - Coral Reef Formation and Distribution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following would be a limiting factor for coral reef distribution?
temperature between 20-25 degrees Celsius
Salinity between 32-35ppt
depth that is less than 25 meters
excess sedimentation from a river mouth
Corals are animals in phylum
Porifera
Ctenophora
Cnidaria
Echinodermata
Reef Building Corals are found in what location?
Tropical oceans near the equator
Temperate shorelines
Polar regions
Deep Oceans
This diagram is of a coral polyp. Select the letter that identifies the Basal Plate
A
B
C
D
This diagram is of a coral polyp. Select the letter that identifies the Stomach
A
B
C
D
Coral gets nutrition from which two sources?
suspension feeding/prey on zooplankton
Chemosynthetic Bacteria
Symbiotic Zooxanthellae
hunt fish
Coral distribution is limited to what temperature ranes?
12-16 degrees Celsius
25-35 Degrees Celsius
23-25 Degrees Celsius
35-40 Degrees Celsius
The picture shows a coral reef along the shoreline. which type of reef is this?
Barrier Reef
Fringing Reef
Patch Reef
Atoll
During an Atoll formation, as the island sinks, the fringing reef will turn into a
Patch Reef
Lagoon
Barrier Reef
Atoll
Corals can reproduce
Sexually
Asexually
Both Sexually and Asexually
