Chasing Coral Worksheet 2024 Questions with Actual Solutions

Where does much of the seafood we eat begin life? - in coral reefs what do our oceans control - weather, climate, oxygen we breathe How much acropora palmate remains in the Florida Keys? - .01% we have lost what percentage of corals overall in Florida? - 80-90% A coral is made up of thousands of small structures called - polyps what lives inside the tissues of the polyp animal - microalgae what is the function of these cells inside the polyp - photosynthesis and make food for the animal a coral is a....species - foundation what was the only thing researchers found that caused corals to turn white? - raising the temp. by 2 degrees Celcius why does a coral bleach - stress response what was the researchers' hypothesis regarding communicating coral bleaching to the general public? - if you can document the change, it will be more effective on the public The researchers first attempt at documenting the reef relied on underwater - cameras what is symbiosis - two separate organisms that have adapted to each other and are now benefitting each other symbiotic relationship between an anemone and a clownfish - anemone provides protection, clownfish provides food