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What color algae are important in the formation of coral reefs?
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∙ 11y ago
Red/pinkish.
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Do some fish eat coral?
Most do not appear to, but there is at least one species that does. This species in question is known as the Parrot Fish, which feeds on coral and a wide variety of other reef organisms.
What do angelfish eat in the wild?
Angelfish eat algae, some coral, smaller fish, brine shrimp. Angelfish are omnivores.
Is coral bleaching abiotic or biotic?
um no algae is biotic because it is a plant um no algae is biotic because it is a plant
What is the the habitat for algae?
A coral reef.
What do the crabs in the coral reef get eaten by?
Parrot fish, they don't intentionally eat it, they want the algae growing off it but they eat the coral along with the algae.
Why does my Coral have maroon and red color growing on it?
algae growth.
What color algae help to form coral reefs?
red
What are the 3 most important plants in coral reefs?
Seagrasses Kelp Marine Algae and Seaweed are the main plants in coral reefs
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.
What type of algae forms coral reef?
Microscopic Algae live in coral reefs
Is it bad when coral loses the algae?
Yes, because algae provide coral reef with nutrients
Is algae part of the coral reef ecosystem?
Algae plays a vital role in the coral reef ecosystem. Firstly, algae feeds the zooplankton that forms part of the base of the foodchain of the coral reefs. Secondly, algae live inside the actual coral, and are responsible for providing the coral with a huge amount of energy.
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.
What are the producers of coral reefs?
Common autotrophs, or producers, in a coral reef ecosystem arephytoplankton, coralline algae, filamentous turf algae, zooxanthellae, and many species of seaweed. Phytoplankton, such as is found here, is one of the most important primary producers in the world.
Do you know the name of 2 symbiotic algae involved in coral formation?
The only one that I am aware of is zooxanthellae, but there may be several species found in corals.
What algae forms coral reefs?
algae's which r not bleached
What causes coral to be colored?
Zooxanthellae is microscopic yellow-green algae. It has been theorized that zooxanthellae ( pronounced) zo·o·xan·thel·lae, living inside the tissues of the coral contributes to its brilliant color.
