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Do flatworms form coral reef?
No. The coral reef is formed by polyps.
What producers that are in the coral reef?
coral polyps and sea plants
Is a reef a sponge?
no. a coral reef is a colony of many smaller coral polyps. corals are their own type of animal, not sponges.
What does a coral trout eat in the great barrier reef?
Polyps
Why did they create the Great Barrier Reef?
It was created by coral polyps
Is the great barrier reef man made r natural?
No, they are made by polyps, which confusingly are also known as coral (but coral the reef is made of and the polyps are two different things).
What is inside the great barrier reef?
Inside the Great Barrier Reef are billions of tiny microorganisms known as coral polyps.
Which of these is the underwater buildup of limestone skeletons from certain small animals?
The correct term is "coral reef." Coral reefs are formed by the accumulation of calcium carbonate skeletons secreted by coral polyps over time.
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.
What happens when coral polyps die?
When coral polyps die, their hard outer skeletons remain intact and empty, resulting in the formation of coral reefs. The decomposition of the soft tissues of the coral polyps provides nutrients for new coral growth, contributing to the continuous development of coral reefs.
What organisms cement together to form reefs?
Reef cementing is done by coral polyps whose 'homes' are tiny cavities in the coral that they create.
What organisms produce the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef was produce by the action of coral. The corals that build reefs are not single organisms. Coral is made up of colonies comprised of many individual animals called polyps, which join together. Coral polyps are a little like sea anemones, having tentacles that extend outwards, but they are not actually anemones. Corals which create coral reefs have a symbiotic relationship with algae known as zooxanthellae. This algae, which lives within the tissues of the coral, causes a photosynthetic reaction which enables the polyps to make skeletons about three times faster in the light than in the dark. This means the corals deposit skeletons faster than the environment can remove it, and these skeletons build upon each other over time, creating a coral reef.
