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Coral can grow between 30 and 60 feet tall.Sometimes it can be smaller or bigger
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What kind of soil does coral need to grow?
The coral reefs are mostly able to grow in clay like material that keeps the coral stable. They just need sand for certain corals and other grow on solid rock surfaces. It just depends if the coral is a Small polyp stoney corals or a large polyp stony or some other kind of soft coral.
Why are there no coral reefs in the Arctic Ocean?
The Arctic Ocean is too cold for coral reefs.The coral reefs cannot grow under cold conditions. They can only grow in waters between the arctic circle and the equator. They must grow under neutral tepurature water. Even if they are too hot they can't grow.
What happens to the water in winter in the coral reef?
The waters have to be perfect for the coral. If the water gets too cold, the coral dies. If the water gets too hot. Why does the coral die if it's too hot or cold? Slight variations in temperature can actually kill the coral. The perfect temperature for coral to grow is a steady 30 degrees Celsius. There are concerns that global warming is having a destructive effect on the coral reefs.
What is a coral reef made of?
Coral is the skeletal bone of the living organism, it is made of limestone. So really, it is both bone and stone! Lime-stone : sedimentary rock which contains mainly calcium carbonate coral : hard colored skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps
How much does a coral reef grow in 100 years?
It grows 1 inch per 100 years. (serious answer)
What kind of soil does coral need to grow?
The coral reefs are mostly able to grow in clay like material that keeps the coral stable. They just need sand for certain corals and other grow on solid rock surfaces. It just depends if the coral is a Small polyp stoney corals or a large polyp stony or some other kind of soft coral.
Ocean depth at the coral reef?
Corals grow no deeper than 50 feet with the exception of deep sea coral. They grow here because the zooxanthellae, a type of plankton coral polyps host need sunlight in order to photosynthesize.
What are structural adaptations of coral?
One of the structual adaptaions of coral are that it will grow slower. One of the structual adaptaions of coral are that it will grow slower.
Does coral grow on rocks?
It grows on the sea beds, but that kinda is a rock. If a coral polyp lands on a rock, I guess coral can grow there! =)
Coral reefs are located in warm oceans?
Correct, they need the warm waters of the tropics to grow successfully.
Do coral grow?
yes
How much does a coral reef grow in a year?
They grow as much as 4.5 cm year. But colonies of coral grow as much as 10 cm a year
Where does coral rose grow?
i am not telling you
Skeletons of living coral grow together to form a structure called a?
called hermatypic coral.
Do coral reefs grow well in high levels of oxygen?
yes, coral reefs do grow well in high levels of oxygen.
Is it possible to grow a coral reef?
Yes, it is possible, you need a salt water tank and let it sit and make sure it is in sunlight. Check out more information about coral reefs at destructionofcoralreefs.weebly.com
Does the word coral need to be capitalized?
No, coral does not need to be capitalized.
