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Skeletons of living coral grow together to form a structure called a?
called hermatypic coral.
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.
What is living coral?
Coral that is living.
What is a group of coral called?
If the group is a clone of organisms associated living together which haven't split after their formation, it's called a colony.
Why is coral a living creature?
Coral's biology can be very misunderstood. It is a complex comunity of diverse animal and plant types. The link in the Related Links will give you all the information as of why coral is a living creature.
The Bahamas were created by what?
The Bahamas were created by built-up remains of once-living creatures called coral polyps.
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.
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.
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.
What are plants and animals living in the ocean floor called?
star fish, crabs, coral
Does a coral have a head?
No because coral is not a living thing it is the tiny organisms living in side of it that make it living. these organisms are the reason coral grows as they build it around them.
Is coral a living thing?
Coral reefs have a non-living component, in the form of a calcium carbonate skeleton, and a living component in the form of small animals called polyps, who secreted the skeleton. However, if the polyps die, you still have coral left over, so coral can be either living or dead.
