Coral reefs

  1. Coral reefs look like what?

Coral reefs look like a bunch of rock formation.

  • Coral reefs were called what at first?

Coral reefs were called rock-plants or plant-animals.

  • What type of stone are the coral reefs made of?

Coral reefs are mad of limestone.

  • How do the colonies make a framework of a coral reef?

Colonies will be attached to nearby colonies and make a framework.

  • How many feet does the coral reef grow per 100 years?

Coral reef can grow a few feet per 100 years.

  • What are the two main kinds of coral reefs?

The two main kinds of coral reefs are called hare coral reefs, and hard color reefs.

  • How many tentacles usually a coral reef has?

Usually a coral reef has six tentacles.

  • How many tentacles do a soft coral have?

A soft coral usually has eight tentacles.

  • What do a soft coral reef feed on?

Soft coral reef feed on plankton.

  1. Where do the most coral reefs are found?

Most coral reefs are fond in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean, The Caribbean Sea, the Red Sea, the Arabian Gulf, and the Indian Ocean.

  1. Did you know that there are more than 4,000 kinds of fishes are living in the coral reefs?
  2. How many kinds of hard corals are they?

There are 800 different kinds of hard coral.

  1. what is the most common type of reef?

Fringing reefs are the most common type of reefs.

  1. Where do the fringing reefs grow?

The grow along the coastline around islands and continents.

  1. Did you know that fringing reefs often surround islands in the Caribbean Sea and in the south pacific and Indian ocean?
  2. What is the largest coral reef in the world?

The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef.

  1. Where is the great barrier reef?

The great barrier reef is in Australia.

  1. Did you know that the butterflyfish has a large false eyespot at the base of its tail?
  2. Did you know the Porcupine fish are recognized by the sharp spikes that their heads and bodies?
  3. Did you know that the Porcupine fish is inside a shell?
  4. Did you know that the Porcupine shell is at least double its original size?
  5. Did you know that the invertebrates animals such as sponges, clams, and crabs, are the most common reef animal?
  6. Did you know that a star fish can be 3 feet across?
  7. Did you know that a star fish has 16 to 24 arms?
  8. Did you know that a coral reef at night is a living wall of tiny, tentacled mouths(polyps) feeding on plankton.