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What is the relationship between the coral polyps and the algae that live in them?
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Coral and algae (specifically the algae called zooxanthellae) have an intimate symbiotic relationship. The algae live inside the coral, and provide it with sugars and other photosynthesis byproducts. The coral provides the algae with nutrients for photosynthesis and a safe place to live and reproduce.
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∙ 14y agoMany corals (usually called zooxanthellate corals) contain an algae called zooxanthellae. The zooxanthellae are called symbionts, as they live inside the coral and provide a service. The zooxanthellae produce sugar that feeds the coral animal, and the coral provides nitrogen and physical safety to the algae.
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What is the food of coral polyps?
Algae
The symbiotic relationship that exists between coral polyps and zooxanthellae is called what?
Commensalism
How does algae help coral?
The algae helps the coral by producing oxygen and other nutrients that are required by the coral. The coral produces carbon dioxide for the algae as well as other substances the algae requires.
Will green hair algae kill corals?
In theory....no, the hair algae doesnt kill corals, what does kill the coral is hair algae growing profusely next to it preventing the coral extending its polyps and getting sun light. Algae can cover the 'mat' of some species of coral such as xenia and star polyps also preventing the polyps from extending and getting nutrients and sunlight. = = Another possibility is that some conditions that favor algae may not favor the life of the coral such as temperature of the wate and pH of the water.
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.
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.
Explain the symbiotic relationship between coral polyp and algae?
It's a mutualistic symbiosis, and occours in corals, jellyfishes and other polyps.* The symbionts, called zoochlorellae if they are green algae or zooxanthellae if they are protozoans, with photosynthesis produce: # Sugars, wich can feed the host up to 90% of its energy request. # Oxygen. * The cnidarian (coral, jellyfish or hydropolyp) gives to zoochlorellae (or to zooxanthellae) his products of waste: # CO2 (which decreasing helps hermatypic corals forming their skeletons) # Minerals. # Nitrogen. In order to perform photosynthesis, zoochlorellae and zooxanthellae need light, so they can stay only in shallow waters.
How does algae benefit from living insdie coral polyps?
When a coral polyp is formed it takes in the algae and the algae carries onto photosynthesis inside the coral. The algae later helps the coral change calcium salts in seawater into a hard calcium carbonate structure that makes up a coral reef. Without the algae helping to create calcium carbonate, a coral reef wouldn't have it's nice structure.
Are coral polyps herbivores?
Yes, Coral Polyps are herbivores.
What is coral polyps geographically?
coral polyps are soft bodied invertebrate that make up coral
Where does coral get its color from?
Zooxanthellae, are microscopic, single-celled algae that live and grow within the tissue of hard coral polyps. Several million zooxanthellae live in just one square inch of coral. Coral polyps and their skeletons are actually clear or white and it is pigment in the zooxanthellae that gives coral more than 90% of its colorful hues.
What is a coral polyps habitat?
Where do polyps live
