Coral Reef Conservation Ecology

What habitat characteristic explains carnivory seen in some sponges? 

• food-poor habitats
• no oxygen
• too much sunlight
• large fish available

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What is it called when coral loses its color?

• bleaching
• white out
• colorization

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What else kills coral besides pollution?

• too much sun
• too much salt water
• humans with boats and divers

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Where are carnivorous sponges found? 

• Gulf of California
• Antarctica
• Dead Sea
• Great Lakes

What 2 nutrients are excreted by fish and are absent in over-fished areas? 

• phosphorus & nitrogen
• sulfur & phosphorus
• calcium & sulfur
• potassium & calcium

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What caused the bleaching of a large part of the Great Barrier Reef in 2015-16? 

• oil spill
• underwater heat wave
• formation of iceberg
• mass migration of fish out of area

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What species of jellyfish is harvested for food? 

• Box Jelly
• Cannonball Jelly
• Moon Jelly
• Flower Hat Jelly

How are dead zones created? 

• Algal blooms remove CO₂ from reefs
• Algal blooms remove O₂ from reefs
• oil spills
• over-fished reefs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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How do zooxanthellae help corals? 

• Provide sugars to corals
• Provide oxygen to corals
• Provide pretty colors to corals
• Provide protection to corals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What does ocean acidification do to shell formation? 

• less CO2 means less carbon to form shells
• Shells that form are weak
• Shells don't form properly so animals die and leave hole in food chain
• All of these things happen :(

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