To trap food and bring it to their mouth, protection from desiccation, pathogens, to trap sediment and send it away from their mouth.
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Why are coral reefs said to be similar to a rain forest?
Because they are both homes to such a huge variety of organisms
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How does the “Coreolis effect” affect reef formation?
It pushes cooler polar air into tropical regions, such as the western coast of south American and Africa.
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Why do you see so many mutualistic symbiotic relationships on the coral reef?
cohabitation, It allows more organisms to live in the same area.
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How does and atoll form?
1underwater volcano/seamount.2.coral begins to grow on hard surfaces,3.dormant volcano sinks.4. leaving behind a fringing reef-barrier reef-atoll.
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Where is an algal ridge located and what creates it?
It is made up of coralline algae. It is on the windward side of an atoll because it can withstand the wind and waves. It can grow up to the surface of the water
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What are the two major primary producers on a coral reef?
Zooxanthellae and seaweed
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What are the harpoon like filaments called and what are they used for?
Nematocysts-stinging prey
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what is an Atoll?
is a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.
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What three conditions are needed for coral to grow?
1. hard substrate, 2. warm water, 3. sunlight
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How does coralline algae aid in reef building?
Coralline algae is an encrusting algae. It grows over loose rubble substrate covering it with a hard protective cover of calcium carbonate
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What kind of symbiotic relationship are Clownfish involved in? and with what other organism?
mutualism: clownfish is protected by the stinging tentacles of the anemone and the anemone gets food from fish the clownfish attract and their waste.
