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Some contain stinging cells called nematocysts. Some types are also able to extrude their stomach and digest their neighbors if they are competitive for space. The polyps are also able to retract into the hard skeletal matrix.
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∙ 9y agoCorals belong to the Phylum Cnidaria group, along with jellyfish, sea anemones and hydrae. They are invertebrates with specialized cells that help them capture prey and defend themselves.
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What is coral polyps geographically?
coral polyps are soft bodied invertebrate that make up coral
How do coral reefs form?
When coral polyps die, their exoskeletons are left for new polyps to build upon. Over long periods of time this process creates reefs.
Is coral a carnivore?
Coral is a carnivore and eats only meat while some people think that coral is a prouducer.
The symbiotic relationship that exists between coral polyps and zooxanthellae is called what?
Commensalism
What organisms have a symbiotic relationship with coral?
Coral polyps and Zooxanthellae. They have a symbiotic relationship with each other. The coral polyps provide a home for the Zooxanthellae (a type of algae) and the Zooxanthellae provide the polyp with food and gives the coral its recognizable color. Without the Zooxanthellae, coral bleeching occurs.
How does brain coral defends itself?
When the polyps that build the brain coral die, they turn into limestone. Since limestone is a hard rock , the coral does not have any predators because the rock is unappetizing and it's to hard for the predators to chew.
What is the basic structure of the coral animal?
Coral polyps are tiny animals that build protective calcium carbonate skeletons around themselves. Coral polyps create the basic structure of coral reefs with the help of single-celled algae.
Are coral polyps herbivores?
Yes, Coral Polyps are herbivores.
What is coral polyps geographically?
coral polyps are soft bodied invertebrate that make up coral
What is a coral polyps habitat?
Where do polyps live
How does the coral reef defend itself from predators?
It protects itself by stinging fish that come near it . Its tentacles have stinging cells.Clown fish, and some damsel fish,live in a symbiotic relationship with the anemone and do not sting them
What is the hard coral polyps phylum name?
The hard coral polyps phylum name is Cnidaria.
Are soft polyps and hard polyps the same?
No. soft coral polyps have eight feathery tenticles whereas hard coral polyps have flat tenticles. :)
Has an outer covering that forms reefs?
coral polyps
Is coral an ocean plant?
Coral polyps are animals, not plants.
What producers that are in the coral reef?
coral polyps and sea plants
What is a coral poly?
A coral polyp is an individual coral cell, and when polyps stick together, they form coral a.k.a. Coral Polyp Colonies. Later, when the polyps die, their skeleton (which is like a hard shell) Strengthens the coral formation.
