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Coral reefs CCQ

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  • Are corals plants or animals?
    animals
  • How do polyps make coral reefs?
    As old polyps die, new ones grow on top building coral reefs.
  • Describe a polyp.
    They have soft, transparent bodies. They have a mouth, stomach and tentacles to catch food.
  • What are the huge communities corals live in called?
    colonies
  • What do scientist predict about coral reefs in the future?
    Only 30 perecent will exist in year 2050
  • Why are coral reefs in danger?
    Because of pollution.
  • Why are coral reefs important?
    Source of food, tourism, jobs and medicine.
  • How many kinds of fish are they home to?
    More than 4000
  • How old are some coral reefs?
    Millions of years old
  • What’s the difference between warm and cold corals?
    Warm polyps eat algae, cold polyps use tentacles to catch plankton.
  • What are corals made up of?
    Small indivudal animals called polyps.
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