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What does coral eat?

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personally i do not no how coral reef feeds, that's what i was trying to fond out but now i am writing this. if you want to no how coral reef feeds i suggest you go on to wikipedia and type in coral reef

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Most species of coral polyps feed on small shrimp, zooplankton and have a symbiotic relationship with photosynthesizing bacteria known as zooxanthellae which provides another energy source.

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Mostly dead sediment, like feces and dead animals.

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Corals are carnivores and eat zooplankton

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