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Coral Reefs

Coral Reefs. Wonders of the ocean!. Summer & Lindsay. What Are Coral Reefs?. A coral is an inch long ocean animal that attaches itself to the skeleton of other corals. Corals eat a type of animal called zooplankton. Can you see it now ?.

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Coral Reefs

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  1. Coral Reefs Wonders of the ocean! Summer & Lindsay

  2. What Are Coral Reefs? • A coral is an inch long ocean animal that attaches itself to the skeleton of other corals. • Corals eat a type of animal called zooplankton.

  3. Can you see it now? • Coral reefsare very beautiful, living animals. • You could say it’s a rainbow in the sea !

  4. Weird things on coral reefs • There are some weird fish on coral reefs. • There are almost 15 different types of sea snakes that live on coral reefs and are poisonous!

  5. Coral Plants • This is a coral plant. • There are very few coral plants. • There is a plant that grows on coral calledalgae.

  6. A Few Fishy Facts • When corals die they leave their skeleton for other corals to grow on. • Old coral may be 98 feet thick , but only about 3 feet is living coral.

  7. The Fish That Live There • These are some fish that live on coral reefs: Angel fish, Stingrays, and Lion fish • These are only some of the exotic fish that live on or around coral reefs.

  8. Coral Reef Fun Facts • It takes nearly 100 years for an inch of coral to grow. • 2. Corals are dying worldwide at an alarming rate. • 3. Corals eat zooplankton. • 4. Coral lack a brain buthave a nervous system.

  9. Pacific Coral Reef Let’s see what it is like on a Pacific coral reef.

  10. Coral Reef Food Chain • This is a coral reef food chain. • Click here to make your own coral reef foodchain.

  11. Bibliography Coral Reefs_files\Accommodation, cruises, scuba diving, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Port Douglas, Townsville, Australia.htm http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=coral&btnG=Google+Search Coral Reefs_files\coral reefs - Yahoo! Search Results.htm Coral Reefs_files\Coral Rtmreefs

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