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Corals produce a calcified mineral exoskeleton that is white in appearance. Dead coral from thousands of years ago is dug up in the ground, crushed, and sold as a healthy calcium supplement for humans and animals. Corals are symbiotic with Algeas that give brilliant colors on top of the exoskeleton. They need one another to survive. Recently higher water temperatures have been killing the algaes, leading to the phenonmenon known as coral bleaching. In time, the bleached corals also die. This is a threat to the entire reef ecosystem and has repercussions across all marine ecosystems and perhaps the entire world ecosystem.
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How are humans effecting the coral reef?
they effecting the coral they effecting the coral
Is shale is formed from the skeletons of ancient coral animals?
Shale rock is indirectly formed of skeletons and ancient coral animals. Clay minerals and tiny fragments of minerals like quartz and calcite make up shale. Calcite comes from the reaction of CaCO3, or calcium carbonate with Hydrogen ions. CaCO3 is a component of shells and bones.
What do you call a person who studies coral?
The person that studies coral reefs is called a coral reef biologist. This type of scientist spends time underwater to study the status of coral reefs and also looks into the effects of other factors to the preservation of coral reefs.
Is coral a carnivore?
Coral is not a carnivore. Coral is a marine invertebrate that obtains most of its nutrition from a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae, which live inside the coral's tissues and provide energy through photosynthesis.
What is coral polyp?
A coral polyp is a small, tubular invertebrate animal with a mouth surrounded by tentacles. It is the basic unit of a coral colony and is responsible for secreting calcium carbonate to form the hard coral skeleton that makes up coral reefs. Coral polyps have a mutualistic relationship with zooxanthellae algae that live within their tissues and provide them with energy through photosynthesis.
Does a coral snake have bones?
Yes. Snakes have bones.
What bones are similar?
coral
What are bones similar to?
coral
Do coral reefs have bones?
Yes. Coral is both the living and skeletal remains of Marine organisms. These in effect are the bones of the animals.
What has bone octopus coral-snake or snail?
The coral snake, as a vertebrate, has bones.
How do coral skeletons look?
They look like tiny bones.
What does coral reefs have in them?
Coral reefs are made up of coral, the shell-like structures that the tiny sea animals build as their "houses". Each year, a living coral reef builds a new layer of coral; you might think of it as the collected skeletons of all the previous inhabitants of the reef. (Except that for coral, their "bones" are on the outside.)
What do corals and bones have in common?
what they have in common is they are both hard, cold, and they are white. (sometimes corals are white.) THATS NOT THEY HAVE IN COMMON. THE CORAL HELPS REPAIR THE BONES
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made what play is this from?
The Tempest
What type of fossils are dinosaur bones?
Coral, limestone, coal
Do coral reefs have back bones?
a coral reef is not one big animal, it is a bunch of small coral polyps growing on top of each other. the outer layer are the live polyps (coral is an animal) and they are on top of the dead coral skeletons. a coral polyp does not have a backbone because it is an invertebrate of cnidaria phylum. it has a skeleton made of calcium carbonate, or carbon and calcium. neither one coral polyp has a backbone and a coral reef does not have a backbone either.
How and why would doctors use coral as supplements for bone strength?
Coral skeletons are composed of calcium carbonate, which is easily broken down in the stomach, and absorbed, and then used by the body to build bones.
