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A coral is a structure made from millions polyps. A single tube -shaped polyp is only an inch in length . At one end its mouth is surrounded by tentacles that bring sea animals toward it.

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Corals are made up of tiny animals called?

Corals are made up of tiny animals called polyps.


What is the tiny animals corals are made up of?

they are called polyps.


Who made coral and why is it here?

Coral is made by tiny marine animals called polyps. Polyps, as with all other life, were created by God, or (if you choose to believe in the illogical theory of evolution) through the natural evolution of species.


Why is lakshadweep is called coral island?

Lakshadweep is made from tiny marine animals known as polyps. The skeleton of these creature after they die are known as coral. Since Lakshadweep contains many polyps it is known as coral islands


Is coral made of plants or tiny creatures?

A coral reef is composed of tiny animals called polyps, and the shells that they secrete, which fuse together into the material that we know as coral.


Are sea corals animals or plants?

unlike plants,corrals do not make their own food. Corals are in fact animals . The branch or mound that we often call "a coral " is actually made up of thousands of tiny animals called polyps. A coral polyp is an invertebrate that can be no bigger than a pinhead to up to a foot in diameter.


Why is Lakshadweep is known as a coral island?

lakshadweep islands are called coral islands as polyps, over the years when die forms layers of land. it is a natural and slow phenomena. thus, like this Lakshadweep is formed.


What is the difference between sea urchin and coral?

I don't know exactly, but a sea urchin is an animal that look like a blob of spikes on the sea floor. Moves very slowly. Coral is made from many tiny animals called polyps, which don't move at all in their adult life. More and more polyps grow over top one another which is pretty interesting. Over time it builds up into a structure, where only polyps on the surface are living. It is made of a type of stone I think. Correct me if I'm mistaken


Is coral flora or fauna?

Coral is considered fauna because it is made up of living animals known as coral polyps. Coral polyps secrete calcium carbonate to build coral reefs, which provide habitats for a diverse range of marine life.


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 type of environment is made up of polyps?

Rainforest


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).