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Coral reefs provide protection, shelter and available food sources for many sea creatures. Without the reefs, these creatures would have no place to spawn their young. The coral reefs also control the amount of carbon dioxide that is in the water.
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Corals are important because they provide habitat and shelter for a wide variety of marine life, including fish and other organisms. They also help protect Coastlines from erosion by reducing wave energy. Additionally, corals play a crucial role in the marine ecosystem by supporting biodiversity and providing a food source for many species.
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Why do scientists think corals are dying?
Scientists have seen bleached corals on the reefs.
What are 4 type of corals?
Hard corals (Scleractinia) - reef-building corals that create calcium carbonate skeletons. Soft corals (Alcyonacea) - lack stony skeletons and have a flexible, fleshy appearance. Brain corals (Family: Mussidae) - named for their distinctive brain-like appearance. Staghorn corals (Genus: Acropora) - characterized by their branching, antler-like growth forms.
What is Brain corals phylum?
Brain coral belongs to the phylum Cnidaria.
Are corals invertebrate?
Yes, corals are invertebrates. They are part of the phylum Cnidaria, which includes other invertebrates like jellyfish and sea anemones. Corals are composed of individual polyps that are connected by a shared exoskeleton.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the Sea fan corals?
The scientific name for Sea fan corals is Gorgonia. They belong to the taxonomic class Anthozoa, which includes all the species of corals.
Importance of corals?
nutrinion
Why soft corals live in deeper water than hard corals?
soft corals live deeper water than hard corals because soft corals do not create a hard outer skeleton as the hard corals do.
Are corals plants or fish?
Corals are plants.
Are corals decomposers?
Corals are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Differences between hermatypic and ahermatypic corals?
Hermatypic corals contain zooxanthellae (a symbiotic algae), whereas ahermatypic corals do not. It is like saying that hermatypic corals are photosynthetic, where ahermatypic corals are non photosynthetic.
Can sea corals be eaten by humans?
No, corals are not edible.
Do corals have exoskeleton?
Yes, corals are composed of an exoskeleton
What is the effect of dynamite fishing and muro ami on the productivity of corals?
dynamite fishing and muro ami can destroy corals so if there are less corals, less corals will be produced.
Does corals eat zooxanthellae?
No corals doesn't eat zooxanthellae they only eat zooplankton. Zooxanthallae helps corals to live and keeps corals colourful.They live on the coral polyps.
How does algae benefit the corals?
Many corals, specifically hermatypic corals, contain symbiotic algae that provide the coral with sugar from photosynthesis. Algae also feed zooplankton, which corals feed on. Basically, algae provide corals with food, indirectly.
What has the author John West Wells written?
John West Wells has written: 'Eocene corals from Eua, Tonga' -- subject(s): Fossil Corals, Fossil Fishes, Fossil Otoliths, Paleontology 'Some fossil corals from the West Indies' -- subject(s): Fossil Corals, Paleontology 'Fossil corals from Eniwetok Atoll' -- subject(s): Fossil Corals, Paleontology 'Recent corals of the Marshall Islands' -- subject(s): Corals
How does this starfish contribute to the destruction of the corals?
by killing the corals and eating it
