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Not much. They are both animals. Of course I am assuming you are refferring to algae EATING sharks, a type of small Freshwater Fish that is not actually a shark...
What else can I help you with?
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.
What plants can be found in the coral reef?
Algae are the most common plant found in coral reefs.
Some types of algae live inside coral. The algae provide the coral with nutrients. The coral provides the algae with shelter. Which of the following relationships exist between the algae and coral?
The relationship between the algae and coral is a mutualistic symbiosis. In this relationship, both organisms benefit: the algae provide essential nutrients to the coral through photosynthesis, while the coral offers the algae protection and a stable environment to thrive. This interdependent partnership is crucial for the health of 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
Has brain coral been around as long as sharks have?
The answer to that is no. When sharks where first sited there was only coral, brain coral was not devopled then.
What do lemon sharks and tiger sharks have in common?
They are both in the scientific order Carcharhiniformes,and live in similar habitats (coral reef, sandy shoals).
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.
What kind of animals live in an ocean?
ANIMALS: fish, whales, dolphins, sharks PLANTS: seaweed, kelp, coral, algae OTHER ORGANISMS: remoras, barnacles
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 does the parrotfish eat?
Algae------------Although they are considered to beomnivoeparrotfish eat a wide variety of organisms that live on coral reefs. Some species, for example Bolbometopon muricatum may include corals (polyps) in their diet. Their feeding activity is important for the production and distribution of coral sands in the reef biome and can prevent algae from choking coral. They eat plants at the bottom of the sea and the other animals poop.
