Study

Coral Reefs

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  • True or False - Coral Polyps have tentacles?
    True
  • Name two things that cause damage to coral reefs.
    Nature, humans, trash, oil spills, chemicals, building too close
  • Is coral a plant or an animal?
    animal
  • What is the author's purpose for writing this book-persuade, inform, or entertain?
    inform
  • What are the reefs calleld that are formed around the top of volcanoes?
    Atolls
  • What is the reef called that is like a wall?
    Barrier Reef
  • What kind of reef is this?
    fringing reef
  • Does coral polyps feed in the day or night?
    night
  • Name at least 2 animals that live in a coral reef.
    shrimp, clams, lobsters, sponges, octopuses, squid, anemones, sea squirts, parrot fish,
  • What is one reason coral reefs are important to people?
    food, beautiful habitats, beach protection, medicine
  • What could you eat that lives in the coral reef habitat?
    crabs, fish, lobsters
  • What kind of reef is this?
    atoll
  • What kind of relationship does a clown fish and a sea anemone have?
    symbiotic
  • Coral reefs help keep what from washing away?
    sand
  • Why aren't there coral reefs on the Oregon coast?
    The water must be warm and they need a lot of sunlight.