Presentation Coral Bleaching Quiz

What is the main cause for coral bleaching?

• Bleach

• Climate change

• Dead fish

• None, coral bleaches itself to get a new color.

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What can YOU do to help coral bleaching?

• Use more plastic products
• Ignore sustainable seafood practices
• Keep coral bleaching a secret
• Reduce carbon footprint, support sustainable seafood practices, spread awareness

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What is ONE coral reef where coral bleaching occurs?

• Caribbean Sea Reef
• Red Sea Coral Reef
• Pacific Ocean Reef
• Great Barrier Reef

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BONUS: why is the ocean important (we didn't learn this)

• The ocean produces over half of the world's oxygen.

• we can eat fish

• its a great place to store are trash

• the ocean is not important

Why does coral bleach?

• Because of oil spills.

• Because it is in the shade and sunlight makes it have color.

• Because fish eat the outside of it and the inside is not colorful.

• Because The temperature cause the coral to shake off its algae.

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When corals begin to die (or bleach) do they usually come back?

• Yes

• No

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True or False: 75% of reefs have experienced a rise in temperature that causes severe bleaching.

• False
• True

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What is the organization that established the Clean Water Act?

• EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

• SNG (Secluded Natural Geographication)

• EDF (Environmental Defense Fund)

• NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)