By Stacey Smith and Shazara Mulchan Physical Descriptions Physical Descriptions §Coral communities...

By

Stacey Smith

and

Shazara Mulchan

Physical DescriptionsPhysical DescriptionsCoral communities are made of several

thousand organisms living together.The hardness of the coral reefs comes

from dead coral which leaves its skeleton of calcium carbonate. (Coral reefs are made of calcium carbonate).

An inch of coral reef takes approximately 100 hundred years to grow.

Physical DescriptionsPhysical DescriptionsCoral reefs are found only in warm

water. Because of the warm water and abundant

food supply, coral reefs are bustling with life.

The reefs offer many nooks and crannies for fish to find protection in.

Examples of Coral ReefsExamples of Coral Reefs

LocationLocationCoral reefs are

found in tropical oceans near the equator.

The largest coral reef is located in the Great Barrier Reefs of Australia.

The second largest reef is found off the coast of Belize, in Central America.

InhabitantsInhabitantsThe actual animal

that makes up physical coral is a polyp.

Thousands of polyps form a colony which, in turn, forms a reef.

Some animals found in the coral reefs include hogfish, batfish, lionfish, stone fish, coney, butterflyfish, blue tang, and clown triggerfish.

Examples of InhabitantsExamples of Inhabitants

Clown Triggerfish

Lionfish

More examples of InhabitantsMore examples of Inhabitants

Stonefish Butterflyfish

BibliographyBibliographyHttp://www.mobot.org/

mbgnet/salt/coral/where.htmhttp://www.comptons.com

Quiz on Coral ReefsQuiz on Coral Reefs 1. Coral reefs take

approximately _____ to grow an inch.

A. 10 daysB. 1 yearC. 10 yearsD. 100 years

2. Coral reefs are found only in ______.

A. Arctic OceansB. The Sahara DesertC. Warm, tropical

waters.D. All the above

Quiz on Coral ReefsQuiz on Coral Reefs3. The Great Barrier

Reefs are located where?

A. ChinaB. AustraliaC. KansasD. Ua Pu Island

4. The second largest coral reef is found off the coast of ______, in Central America.

A. ChileB. HondurasC. MexicoD. Belize

Quiz on Coral ReefsQuiz on Coral Reefs 5. Thousands of

_____ form a colony, which, in turn, forms a _____.

A. Polyps, ReefB. Reefs, PolypsC. Fish, podD. Dandelions, weed

patch

6. Who were the creators of this wonderful Power Point presentation?

A. Misty and ChrisB. Mrs. ChapmanC. Heath and KDD. Stacey and

Shazara.

Quiz on Coral ReefsQuiz on Coral Reefs 7. All of the

following live in the coral reefs except.

A. HogfishB. Butterfly fishC. Beluga whaleD. Blue tang

8. Coral reefs are made of calcium _____.

A. SorbateB. CarbonateC. SulfateD. Nitrate

Quiz on Coral ReefsQuiz on Coral Reefs 9. Because of the

warm water and abundant food supply, coral reefs are _____ with life.

A. BustlingB. SufferingC. DisintegratingD. Raging

10. The reefs offer many nooks and crannies for _____ to hide in for protection.

A. AntsB. BatsC. CatsD. Fish

Answer KeyAnswer Key1. D2. C3. B4. D5. A6. D7. C8. B

9. A10. D

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