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Environmental Studies (Alevel AQA) - Coral Reefs
Environmental Studies (Alevel AQA) - Coral Reefs
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A #quiz about #Coral #Reefs
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What is used to stop the trade in coral?
No, Take Zones
CITES Appendix 3
CITES Appendix 2
CITES Appendix 1
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An example of an Abiotic Condition required by Coral Reefs
Bright Sunlight
Constant Salinity
Stable Temperature (25-29°C)
Low Turbidity
3
What makes a coral reef
Coral polyps
Poseidon
Dead Fish
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What Phylum are coral polyps apart of?
Cnidarians
Brachiopoda
Ctenophora
Chordata
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What are coral reefs made from?
God
Coral Polyps
Limestone
Plants
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What do coral polyps feed on?
Divers who got too close
Planktonic Organisms
Sugars produced by symbiotic algae
Mc Nuggets
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What causes coral bleaching? (video ahead)
Coral polyps damaged by chemicals
Damage caused by flippers
Change in sea temperatures
Sediments suffocate the polyps
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Designations can be placed to protect the reefs. The great barrier reef is a...?
AONB
SAC
National Park
SSSI
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How does the Crown of Thorns Starfish damage Coral?
It outcompetes it for plankton
It digests coral polyps
It's "thorns" damage the polyps
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Fill the gap: "Symbiotic algae produces _________ of the food energy for shallow water corals"
40%
over 90%
80%
under 50%
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which of these is a reason to protect coral reefs?
Climate Control
Tourism
Medical Discoveries
Protection from Erosion
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Fill the Gap: "Coral reefs cover _____________ of the area of the oceans"
less than 1%
2%
more than 1%
5%
