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What do coral remains look like?
Coral skeletons are extremely diverse, so it is impossible to answer this in general.
Is coral made of tiny skeletons?
Yes. Organisms die and their skeletons collect to make coral.
When coral animals die do their skeletons fall to the sea floor?
When coral animals die their skeletons do indeed fall to the sea floor. This is the only place where they can go.
Which of these is the underwater buildup of limestone skeletons from certain small animals?
The correct term is "coral reef." Coral reefs are formed by the accumulation of calcium carbonate skeletons secreted by coral polyps over time.
The tiny skeletons that formed the islands of the Bahamas are called?
they can b coral, or even skeletons from dead fish...that is how many coral reefs form also
Do coral reefs form when the calcite skeletons of coral build upon each other.?
no
Is shale formed from the skeletons of ancient coral animals.?
No.
Skeletons of living coral grow together to form a structure called a?
called hermatypic coral.
What is the underwater buildup of limestone skeletons from certain small animals?
This is how coral reefs are formed. Coral will take salt from the sea and utilize it to create limestone skeletons on underwater objects.
What is underwater buildup of limestone skeletons from certain small animals?
This is how coral reefs are formed. Coral will take salt from the sea and utilize it to create limestone skeletons on underwater objects.
What is formed from coral shells and skeletons piled up on the ocean floor?
Yes, coral reefs are made of the limestone skeletons of deceased corals - the living corals are on the surface of the reef.
How do coral animals build their houses?
Coral animals, known as polyps, extract calcium carbonate from ocean water and use it to build their hard exoskeletons. These exoskeletons form the structure of coral reefs as multiple polyps work together to create a complex network of interconnected skeletons. Over time, the accumulation of these skeletons contributes to the growth and formation of coral reefs.
