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It is very simple. Reef tanks are beautiful and exotic and for some a piece of nature. Unlike the marine aquarium, the main purpose of which is to house various types of fish, the true stars of the reef tank are the coral and other invertebrates.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoCoral reefs are known as rainforests of the ocean because they serve as homes for the aquatic animals just like how rainforests serve as homes for land creatures. They are also known as rainforests of the sea because of the amount of both flora and fauna that lives there.
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∙ 12y agothe coral reef is named the coral reef.................ther is a lot of coral in in, and a reef is A strip or ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to or near the surface of a body of water.
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∙ 13y agoBecause they are quite similar to jungles; they are low nutrient, high diversity, highly productive ecosystems.
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∙ 11y agoBecause like rain forests they are full of life, plant and animal, are usually free of humans and are very colourful
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∙ 8y agobecause this looks like a plant or a flowers
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∙ 11y agoBecause
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What is the biggest the biggest habitat?
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean habitat
Do whales live in the coral reef?
No. whales do not live in the coral reef they live in the ocean
A body of water encircled by a coral reef?
A body of water that is encircled by a coral reef is called a lagoon. A lagoon is usually shallow and is separated from the ocean by coral reefs, barrier islands, or sandbars.
Skeletons of living coral grow together to form a structure called a?
called hermatypic coral.
A coral reef in the open ocean that appears as a low ring shaped island or ring of islets is called an?
A ring shaped coral reef is called an Atoll.
How did the coral feef get its name?
its made of coral and its a reef so they called it the coral reef
What is the term for a circular coral reef?
A coral atoll.
Is the Great Barrier Reef an ocean?
No. It's a reef in the Coral Sea.
Who has the most diverse ecosystems tropical rainforest or coral reef?
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Where can you find coral?
Reef, e.g Great Barrier REEF or in an ocean
What is a coral mass called?
A large mass of coral is called a coral reef. There are usually many organisms living in or surrounding the coral reef.
What forms on the great barrior reef that holds coral?
It is called a coral reef.
