by stacey smith and shazara mulchan physical descriptions physical descriptions §coral communities...
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By
Stacey Smith
and
Shazara Mulchan
Physical DescriptionsPhysical DescriptionsCoral communities are made of several
thousand organisms living together.The hardness of the coral reefs comes
from dead coral which leaves its skeleton of calcium carbonate. (Coral reefs are made of calcium carbonate).
An inch of coral reef takes approximately 100 hundred years to grow.
Physical DescriptionsPhysical DescriptionsCoral reefs are found only in warm
water. Because of the warm water and abundant
food supply, coral reefs are bustling with life.
The reefs offer many nooks and crannies for fish to find protection in.
Examples of Coral ReefsExamples of Coral Reefs
LocationLocationCoral reefs are
found in tropical oceans near the equator.
The largest coral reef is located in the Great Barrier Reefs of Australia.
The second largest reef is found off the coast of Belize, in Central America.
InhabitantsInhabitantsThe actual animal
that makes up physical coral is a polyp.
Thousands of polyps form a colony which, in turn, forms a reef.
Some animals found in the coral reefs include hogfish, batfish, lionfish, stone fish, coney, butterflyfish, blue tang, and clown triggerfish.
Examples of InhabitantsExamples of Inhabitants
Clown Triggerfish
Lionfish
More examples of InhabitantsMore examples of Inhabitants
Stonefish Butterflyfish
BibliographyBibliographyHttp://www.mobot.org/
mbgnet/salt/coral/where.htmhttp://www.comptons.com
Quiz on Coral ReefsQuiz on Coral Reefs 1. Coral reefs take
approximately _____ to grow an inch.
A. 10 daysB. 1 yearC. 10 yearsD. 100 years
2. Coral reefs are found only in ______.
A. Arctic OceansB. The Sahara DesertC. Warm, tropical
waters.D. All the above
Quiz on Coral ReefsQuiz on Coral Reefs3. The Great Barrier
Reefs are located where?
A. ChinaB. AustraliaC. KansasD. Ua Pu Island
4. The second largest coral reef is found off the coast of ______, in Central America.
A. ChileB. HondurasC. MexicoD. Belize
Quiz on Coral ReefsQuiz on Coral Reefs 5. Thousands of
_____ form a colony, which, in turn, forms a _____.
A. Polyps, ReefB. Reefs, PolypsC. Fish, podD. Dandelions, weed
patch
6. Who were the creators of this wonderful Power Point presentation?
A. Misty and ChrisB. Mrs. ChapmanC. Heath and KDD. Stacey and
Shazara.
Quiz on Coral ReefsQuiz on Coral Reefs 7. All of the
following live in the coral reefs except.
A. HogfishB. Butterfly fishC. Beluga whaleD. Blue tang
8. Coral reefs are made of calcium _____.
A. SorbateB. CarbonateC. SulfateD. Nitrate
Quiz on Coral ReefsQuiz on Coral Reefs 9. Because of the
warm water and abundant food supply, coral reefs are _____ with life.
A. BustlingB. SufferingC. DisintegratingD. Raging
10. The reefs offer many nooks and crannies for _____ to hide in for protection.
A. AntsB. BatsC. CatsD. Fish
Answer KeyAnswer Key1. D2. C3. B4. D5. A6. D7. C8. B
9. A10. D
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