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It's not like it's actually tries to, but it really hasn't got much choice.
(some) Corals can only grow at certain depths. Outwards the bottom drops off, so it can't go there.
Inwards is the only direction left to use.
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What is a circular coral island that encloses a lagoon called?
A circular coral island that encloses a lagoon is called an atoll. Atolls are typically formed from coral reefs that grow around the rim of a submerged volcanic island.
What is coral reef separated from their island by a lagoon?
A Barrier Reef. The barrier reefs grow parallel to the shore of an island and are separated from it by a deep lagoon.
What is a sentence for the word obliterate?
The girl had to pull up the weeds by the roots, to obliterate them, so that she could grow lettuce in her garden. He turned up the volume on his headphones to obliterate the noise from the passing subway trains. During the war, a large bomb would often obliterate the structure that it landed on.
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! =)
Where do atoll Reefs grow?
Atoll reefs usually only form where stony coral growth is quite rapid. They are far more common in pacific reefs than atlantic. However, an atoll is simply a coral reef that encloses a lagoon, and technically they could form anywhere where reefs form.
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
What does coral need to grow?
Coral can grow between 30 and 60 feet tall.Sometimes it can be smaller or bigger !
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.
