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The skeletons of dead corals are the foundation upon which layerer upon layer of successively younger animals attach themselves. The coral animal, or polyp, is colulmn shaped. Its lower end is attached to the hard floor made of the preceding coral skeletons of the reef, and its upper end extends into the water. There hard and soft corals, depending on the type of skeleton secreted. The hard-coral polyp deposits a cup-like solid skeleton of calcium carbonate around itself into which the polyp withdraws during the daytime. For this reason, deep sea divers see only the skeletons-and not the polyps-of hard corals.
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Is coral flora or fauna?
Coral is considered fauna because it is made up of living animals known as coral polyps. Coral polyps secrete calcium carbonate to build coral reefs, which provide habitats for a diverse range of marine life.
Is coral nonliving?
No, coral is a living organism. It is made up of tiny animals called polyps that secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard exoskeleton. Coral reefs are formed when many coral colonies grow together in a compact structure.
Marine organisms such as coral and shellfish have carbon in their bodies in what forms?
Marine organisms such as coral and shellfish have carbon in their bodies in the form of calcium carbonate, which makes up their shells and skeletons. Additionally, they also contain carbon in organic molecules such as proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates that are essential for their growth and metabolism. The carbon in these organisms ultimately comes from carbon dioxide in the surrounding seawater, which they assimilate through processes like photosynthesis and feeding.
An anthozoan that lives in colonies that sectetes a hard outer skeleton?
The anthozoan that fits this description is a coral. Corals are colonial animals that secrete a hard exoskeleton made of calcium carbonate. This exoskeleton provides structure and support for the coral colony.
Has an outer covering that forms reefs?
Coral reefs are formed by colonies of coral polyps that secrete calcium carbonate to build a hard exoskeleton around themselves. Over time, these skeletons accumulate and create the structure of the reef.
How is hard coral created?
By secreting calcium carbonate skeletons.
What mineral forms on the skeletons of coral animals?
calcium carbonate
What substance makes coral hard?
Calcium carbonate
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CORAL DIE?
The tissues that make up their bodies decays and falls apart. If it is a hard coral, then a calcium carbonate skeleton is left behind.
Does coral have Exoskeletons?
Yes, coral does have exoskeletons made of calcium carbonate. These exoskeletons provide structure and support for the coral polyps, which are tiny organisms that secrete the calcium carbonate to build the coral reefs. Over time, these exoskeletons accumulate and form the large coral reef structures we see in the ocean.
What is a diverse and fragile ecosystems formed from coral shells of calcium carbonate?
You think of course to coral reefs.
What does Sodium carbonate and Calcium chloride make?
calcium carbonate
What is coral formed from?
The active agent in coral formation is a small animal called a polyp. The coral you see is a protective shell (like clam's shell) the polyp makes from calcium carbonate which the polyp extracts from seawater. As each tiny polyp dies its calcium carbonate shell is covered over by succeeding generations of polyps and their calcium carbonate homes.
Is coral calcium salt?
No. Coral itself is a kind of living organism related to jellyfish and sea anemones. They do build shells made of calcium carbonate, however, which is a calcium salt.
How does algae benefit from living insdie coral polyps?
When a coral polyp is formed it takes in the algae and the algae carries onto photosynthesis inside the coral. The algae later helps the coral change calcium salts in seawater into a hard calcium carbonate structure that makes up a coral reef. Without the algae helping to create calcium carbonate, a coral reef wouldn't have it's nice structure.
What is the protective outer shell of coral animals made of?
No corals have a protective outer shell like a snail or clam, they actually have an inner skeleton, or endoskeleton. It is almost always composed of CaCO2, in English that's calcium carbonate. Snail and clam shells on the other hand are made of calcite or calcium carbonate mixed with calcium phosphate.
What is a water ecosystem formed from the calcium carbonate secreted by a particular animal?
Assuming that the animal secreting the Calcium Carbonate is a coral, the ecosystem would be called a reef ecosystem.
