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Coral reefs have a non-living component, in the form of a calcium carbonate skeleton, and a living component in the form of small animals called polyps, who secreted the skeleton. However, if the polyps die, you still have coral left over, so coral can be either living or dead.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, coral is a living thing. Coral consists of a soft Polyps and its calcium carbonate exoskeleton that it secretes to make a shelter for itself and its symbiotic algaes that live within it.
It belongs to the Animal Kingdom.
There are many different types of corals. Some are soft, and some are hard.
When hard coral dies, it leaves behind its calcium carbonate skeleton. The calcium carbonate skeleton of hard coral is what many people use for decorations.
Yes, coral is alive and it can move and eat. (Depending on the species)
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∙ 14y agoYes coral is a living organism in the ocean but the corals that are found on the shore and are dark black in colour and hard as stone are not living!!
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∙ 11y agocorals are living ,, as they grow and reproduce .
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What is the oldest living or non living thing in the world?
There is no "oldest non-living thing" unless you consider a virus to be non-living, and their evolution cannot be reliably determined. The oldest living things are animals such as tortoises, lobsters, clams and mussels. Colonies of organisms such as funguses, sponges, coral, and aspen trees live a long time because they create or clone new individuals. (see the related questions)
Is an animal a living thing or non living thing?
An animal is a living thing.
Are pencils a living thing?
If it was a living thing when you use your pencil it would cry and scream that you are hurting it. I can’t imagine what it would do in a pencil sharpener as a living thing.
Is a lorry a living thing?
no
Is an organism a living thing?
Yes, an organism is any living thing with cells.
Does a coral have a head?
No because coral is not a living thing it is the tiny organisms living in side of it that make it living. these organisms are the reason coral grows as they build it around them.
Are coral reef living thing?
Some scientists do regard coral reefs as living organisms because they are colonies of tiny, living organisms.
Whom eats whom in a coral reef?
The main thing living there is the coral. The coral is a living organism. There are also many tropical fish and sea turtles and there is even a starfish that eats the coral.
What is living coral?
Coral that is living.
How do plants live on coral reefs?
well coral is actually a living thing so i think it just lives on it i guess
What lives in coral anything like fish?
Many things live in coral, in fact coral is a living thing. Some fish come to the coral to get cleaned by what is referred to as the cleaning system.
What kind of rock is corals?
Coral is actually a living thing, not a rock. Coral is not a rock at all. It is the skeletons created by anthozoans. These are a live organism. A rocklike deposit consisting of the calcareous skeletons secreted by various anthozoans. Coral deposits often accumulate to form reefs or islands in warm seas.
Are coral is a living things?
Yes, They are a living thing, just like normal plants only more animal like.
Why is coral a living creature?
Coral's biology can be very misunderstood. It is a complex comunity of diverse animal and plant types. The link in the Related Links will give you all the information as of why coral is a living creature.
Would coral reef count as a fish?
It won't count as a fish even though it is a living thing
What is the living part of the coral called?
They actually are called Coral. Because Coral are named for the "coral" that they leave behind.
What living thing are found in the coral reef?
fish like clown fish and all beatuifull and cool fish no sharks
