What is the surface of the Great Barrier Reef?
Surface: 348.700 m2
What is the name of the largest living thing structure on the planet?
The Great Barrier reef
What is a CORAL?
It is an underwater structure formed by calcium from other corals.
TRUE or FALSE: Some corals can grow up throughout the currents
TRUE!!!
What group do marine zooxanthellae belong to?
Dinoflagellates
How are corals FORMED?
They are formed by the accumulation of external eskeleton.
The corals that grow from stream have their fun shape because is in the best porition to catch ........ ........
Drifting plankton/Plankton
Some marine animals obtain energy from ...
Sun
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What is the region of the Barrier Reef?
Region: Asia and Oceania
Some corals can have ... skeleton.
Horny
A coral reef is a water surface structure or an underwater structure?
Is an UNDERWATER structure
What is the scientific name of corals?
Corallium rubrum
TRUE or FALSE: The Great Barrier Reef can be also seen even from the space?
TRUE!!!
Zooxanthellae are always in constant ... and in a perfect ...
Zooxanthellae are always in constant MOVEMENT and in a perfect BALANCE.
Some corals can transform from ...% to ...% of the plantest's oxygen.
From 0.5% to 90%
What is the cause of corals bleaching? (BLANQUEAMIENTO)
Climate change and rising temperatures
How many types of corals does the Barrier Reef have?
More than 3.000 types of corals!!!
Name only one type of coral.
Deer Horn Coral, Moose Horn Coral, Sea Whit Coral, Soft Coral...
Where ir located the Great Barrier Reef?
Queen's Land Coast
Acoprora Cervicornis is the scientific name of ... coral
Deer Horn Coral
What are the small organism that make corals live called?
Polyps
Name one type of coral deeded on sunlight.
Millepora (Fire Coral...)
Name ONLY ONE curiosity about corals.
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