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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.
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.
What fish eats coral?
Most fish do not eat live coral as it is hard and not very nutritious. However, some fish, such as the butterflyfish and parrotfish, may nip at coral polyps or feed on coral mucus. These interactions typically do not harm the coral if kept in balance with the ecosystem.
How do you know that coral are under stress in their habitats?
You would know if coral is under physical stress if it is bleached. Coral bleaching occurs when the coral polyps (the miniscule animals that coral is made of) expel their algal cells, and the coral looks white. If the coral stays bleached for too long, then it can die.
What does brain coral use for defense?
Brain coral does not have a defense, therefore they are helpless to the destruction of coral reefs.
Can coral reproduce sexually?
Yes, corals can reproduce sexually through a process called spawning. During spawning, corals release eggs and sperm into the water simultaneously, allowing fertilization to occur externally. This process leads to the formation of new coral colonies.
Where do brain coral LIVE?
Brain coral live mostly in the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Red Sea. These coral reproduce asexually, which means that they do not need and egg and sperm to reproduce.
What structures do coral colonies produce?
Coral Reefs
What do coral colonies produce?
Many have photosynthesizing algae within their tissue that produce oxygen. Dead coral also produces the foundation on which future generations of coral will live.
How many animals live in coral?
Coral is the animal, coral is a living creature. Certain corals are made up of colonies of corals. For example, a plating coral (Montipora Cap.) can have hundreds or thousand of small animals living in one piece of coral.
How does Marlin and Coral off finding nemo reproduce?
External
How do animals reproduce by fragmentation?
Animals like sponges and coral colonies naturally fragment and reproduce. Many species of annelids and flat worms reproduce by this method. The animal splits and the two parts remake lost organs and tissues. The splitting is not preceded by the development of the tissues to be lost. Prior to splitting, the animal may develop furrows at the zone of splitting. The headless fragment has to regenerate a complete head.
How could a dead coral reef reproduce?
It can't. But it might attract spawning coral from other reefs to settle on it.
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.
What polyps live together in colonies?
The most famous polyp colonies are called, "Coral".
Is hard coral a mammals or a fish?
It is many marine invertebrates typically living in compact colonies of many identical individual "polyps".
How do coral snakes reproduce?
by laying 2-3 eggs in the summer
