No because coral is not a living thing it is the tiny organisms living in side of it that make it living. these organisms are the reason coral grows as they build it around them.
They actually are called Coral. Because Coral are named for the "coral" that they leave behind.
Coral is a living organism, and harvesting coral for jewelry is not environmentally responsible.
The main thing living there is the coral. The coral is a living organism. There are also many tropical fish and sea turtles and there is even a starfish that eats the coral.
No, It is living
All coral are living creatures.
Some scientists do regard coral reefs as living organisms because they are colonies of tiny, living organisms.
Coral is the animal, coral is a living creature. Certain corals are made up of colonies of corals. For example, a plating coral (Montipora Cap.) can have hundreds or thousand of small animals living in one piece of coral.
All living things have DNA. Coral is alive and has DNA
English Answer: Coral reefs are made of a living layer of coral on top of the skeletons of previous generations. So they are primarily made of non living coral But they are referred to living reefs as they continue to grow and live.
A large mass of coral is called a coral reef. There are usually many organisms living in or surrounding the coral reef.
called hermatypic coral.