Chasing Coral Worksheet UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Where does much of the seafood we eat begin life? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- in coral
reefs
what do our oceans control - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- weather, climate, oxygen we
breathe
How much acropora palmate remains in the Florida Keys? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
.01%
we have lost what percentage of corals overall in Florida? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 80-
90%
A coral is made up of thousands of small structures called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
polyps
what lives inside the tissues of the polyp animal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- microalgae
what is the function of these cells inside the polyp - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
photosynthesis and make food for the animal
a coral is a....species - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- foundation
what was the only thing researchers found that caused corals to turn white? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- raising the temp. by 2 degrees celsius
why does a coral bleach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- stress response
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Where does much of the seafood we eat begin life? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- in coral
reefs
what do our oceans control - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- weather, climate, oxygen we
breathe
How much acropora palmate remains in the Florida Keys? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
.01%
we have lost what percentage of corals overall in Florida? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 80-
90%
A coral is made up of thousands of small structures called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
polyps
what lives inside the tissues of the polyp animal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- microalgae
what is the function of these cells inside the polyp - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
photosynthesis and make food for the animal
a coral is a....species - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- foundation
what was the only thing researchers found that caused corals to turn white? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- raising the temp. by 2 degrees celsius
why does a coral bleach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- stress response
