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What is a colony of coral?
A colony of coral is actually many individual pieces of corals living together.
What is the only living coral reef in the continental forty eight states located?
Florida Keys
Who is the coral sea named after?
The Coral Sea isn't named after a person, it is named after the Great Barrier Reef, a large coral reef near Australia.
Why are coral reefs the best place to find living creatures?
They are not. I study elephants but have never found one on a coral reef. My associate studies big cats with similar results.
What is the significance of sine piscibus in the ecosystem of a coral reef?
Sine piscibus, or "without fish" in Latin, is significant in the ecosystem of a coral reef because fish play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of the reef. Fish help control algae growth, provide nutrients for coral, and contribute to the overall biodiversity of the reef. Without fish, the ecosystem of a coral reef would be disrupted, leading to negative impacts on the health and stability of the reef.
What is living non living and dead?
Coral reef and trees
Is a coral reef part of a water habitat or is a water habitat?
A coral reef a water habitat, although the coral reef is alive it is only the very outside layer of coral that is living as all the under layers are dead coral.
How does a dead coral compare with living coral?
A Coral Reef is MADE by small animals the look like flowers. These animals make tubes and shells to live in. The secrete a very hard material almost like concrete. This part of the animal is completely and totally dead. The rest of the animal, the fleshy part, is completely living. When the animal dies, the hard part is left, and THAT is what we call "coral". Baby animals will attach to this dead part, and as they build shells the coral reef grows bigger.
Area of coral on the Great Barrier Reef?
Technically, the reef is a coral reef, and is mainly comprised of coral, both of the living and dead variety. However, other main contributing factors to the Great Barrier Reef include common marine plants, and... well... just plain ol' rock.
Is a coral reef made of sandstone?
Really? A "coral reef" is made of "coral."
What is the body covering of blue coral?
The body covering of the blue coral are the a layer of tissue covering the skeleton and connecting the living polyps. The Living coral grow on the skeletons of the dead ancestors. This is how the reef grows.
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.
Skeletons of living coral grow together to form a structure called a?
called hermatypic coral.
How many different types of fish live in a coral reef?
there is over 4000 species of fish living in the coral reef
Is coral reef is an animal or a stone?
All coral are living creatures.
How does Nutrients help non-living elements in coral reef survive?
It helps because it provides health for Coral Reef Non-Living Elements.
Can a coral reef grow something?
Yes. Its grows More coral reef. yes and no, it "grows" because there are millions of life forms living in them, some have shells which they shed when the shell is to small, which then attaches to the reef as coral. The great barrier reef is the largest "living organism" and the only "living organism" visible from space.
