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A skeleton of a tiny sea creature is a coral reef.
Yes. Coral has a bony skeleton that is like ceramic. If it breaks, it can be sharp like glass.
The reason they are called Coral Reef is because there are lots of coral in those locations, and they are also called coral reefs or reefs of coral reefs of coral too.
Coral is the hard rock-like substance that is formed by skeletons of tiny sea animals. These calcareous skeletons build up and form islands and reefs.
Coral makes up coral reefs. Coral by definition are microscopic animals with an outer skeleton of calcium carbonate that form colonies and are responsible for reef building.
A coral reef is a colony of corals. A coral reef can be formed on rock rubble, but old established coral reefs are actually structured out of dead coral. This is one of the reasons it takes so long for a reef to form. Some corals may life for tens or even hundreds of years before they die and allow another coral to grow on top of their skeleton. There are many types of coral reefs, but the real difference is that coral is what makes up a coral reef.
The collective noun for coral is a reef of coral or a bed of coral.Although the plural form, corals, is the correct form for the living creatures themselves, the part that of the coral that is seen, the reef or the substance from which things are made, is an uncountable noun, a word for a substance. There is no collective noun for the live creatures.
when a coral reef dies the skeleton stays and a new one would start on top of it .
No. A coral reef is just a reef made out of coral. There are many other kinds of reefs. A coral reef is just one kind. The Great Barrier Reef is a specific coral reef. There are many other coral reefs in the world.
The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef.
When coral animals die their skeletons do indeed fall to the sea floor. This is the only place where they can go.
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