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Do corals use cellular respiration?
Corals are also animals. So they use respiration
Does blue coral exist?
I have seen may blue soft corals in my 35 years of scuba diving in the carribean. As for hard corals, I am not certain. Hi Pootie!
Are soft corals food for other organisms?
Yes, soft corals can be food for certain organisms such as certain shrimp, snails, and nudibranchs. Some fish species may also feed on soft corals as part of their diet.
What elements found in corals?
Corals are primarily composed of calcium carbonate, which forms the hard skeleton structure. They also contain symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae, which provide corals with energy through photosynthesis. Other elements found in corals include oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and trace elements necessary for their growth and survival.
How do volcanoes relate to corals?
Volcanic activity can create new land forms and habitats for corals to colonize and grow on. However, volcanic eruptions can also release harmful chemicals and result in increased water temperatures, which can stress or damage coral reefs. Overall, the relationship between volcanoes and corals is complex and can have both positive and negative impacts on coral ecosystems.
What is a unique geological feature about the Belize barrier reef?
It's fishes and it's amazing corals and reefs.
Why soft corals live in deeper water than hard corals?
soft corals live deeper water than hard corals because soft corals do not create a hard outer skeleton as the hard corals do.
Are corals decomposers?
Corals are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are corals plants or fish?
Corals are plants.
Differences between hermatypic and ahermatypic corals?
Hermatypic corals contain zooxanthellae (a symbiotic algae), whereas ahermatypic corals do not. It is like saying that hermatypic corals are photosynthetic, where ahermatypic corals are non photosynthetic.
Can sea corals be eaten by humans?
No, corals are not edible.
Do corals have exoskeleton?
Yes, corals are composed of an exoskeleton
What is the effect of dynamite fishing and muro ami on the productivity of corals?
dynamite fishing and muro ami can destroy corals so if there are less corals, less corals will be produced.
Does corals eat zooxanthellae?
No corals doesn't eat zooxanthellae they only eat zooplankton. Zooxanthallae helps corals to live and keeps corals colourful.They live on the coral polyps.
How does algae benefit the corals?
Many corals, specifically hermatypic corals, contain symbiotic algae that provide the coral with sugar from photosynthesis. Algae also feed zooplankton, which corals feed on. Basically, algae provide corals with food, indirectly.
What has the author John West Wells written?
John West Wells has written: 'Eocene corals from Eua, Tonga' -- subject(s): Fossil Corals, Fossil Fishes, Fossil Otoliths, Paleontology 'Some fossil corals from the West Indies' -- subject(s): Fossil Corals, Paleontology 'Fossil corals from Eniwetok Atoll' -- subject(s): Fossil Corals, Paleontology 'Recent corals of the Marshall Islands' -- subject(s): Corals
Difference between cnidarians and corals?
There is none. Corals are cnidarians.
