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Coral Reefs have clear bodies that are white skeletons :PP
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Is coral made of plants or tiny creatures?
A coral reef is composed of tiny animals called polyps, and the shells that they secrete, which fuse together into the material that we know as coral.
Why is lakshadweep is called coral island?
Lakshadweep is made from tiny marine animals known as polyps. The skeleton of these creature after they die are known as coral. Since Lakshadweep contains many polyps it is known as coral islands
Why is Lakshadweep is known as a coral island?
lakshadweep islands are called coral islands as polyps, over the years when die forms layers of land. it is a natural and slow phenomena. thus, like this Lakshadweep is formed.
Do coral reefs have back bones?
a coral reef is not one big animal, it is a bunch of small coral polyps growing on top of each other. the outer layer are the live polyps (coral is an animal) and they are on top of the dead coral skeletons. a coral polyp does not have a backbone because it is an invertebrate of cnidaria phylum. it has a skeleton made of calcium carbonate, or carbon and calcium. neither one coral polyp has a backbone and a coral reef does not have a backbone either.
Is the great barrier reef man made r natural?
No, they are made by polyps, which confusingly are also known as coral (but coral the reef is made of and the polyps are two different things).
Where are coral foend?
Corals are live animals made up of a colony of individual "polyps." Each polyp produces a hard skeleton in a cuplike shape for protection and support, and links its skeleton to those of the polyps around it. Thus, the individual skeletons of hundreds of coral polyps live as one coral colony. Polyps are continually creating new skeleton at their base and sides. As they do this, they extend upward and outward from the coral colony center, living atop the old, dead skeleton they have created. New polyps can be created, and old ones may die off, as the whole colony continues to grow. Thus, most of the structure of a single coral colony---and of the larger coral reef comprised of many coral colonies---is made up of dead skeletal material. A live, healthy coral has only a thin layer of living material that inhabits its surface. Coral reefs are made up mostly of coral colonies, as well as other animals like starfish and clams. Reefs are also important habitats for fish. Coral reefs have existed on earth for about 450 million years. Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest in the world, stretching across 2,028 kilometers (1,260 miles). Coral reefs are found around the globe in warm waters. Corals can not stand temperatures that drop much below an average temperature of 18°C. This limits their habitat to waters between 23°N and 23°S latitude. But, while latitude is important, so too is the current. For instance, in Florida the last real reefs end around Miami even though certain coral species can be found up through the Carolinas. The same is true in Australia where the last reefs are just north of Fraser Island while a few scattered coral species can be found south in Sydney.
Who made coral and why is it here?
Coral is made by tiny marine animals called polyps. Polyps, as with all other life, were created by God, or (if you choose to believe in the illogical theory of evolution) through the natural evolution of species.
Coral reefs are made of?
Coral reefs are calcium carbonate. They are built from stony corals, which consist of polyps that cluster in groups.
Are corals flowering marine plants?
Coral are marine animals that typically fall in the Anthozoa class. All corals have tubular bodies called polyps with a ring of stinging tentacles around the mouth. When the animal dies, the polyps harden and may become part of a coral reef.
What is the soft part of the Great Barrier Reef made of?
The Great Barrier Reef is made up of both hard corals and soft corals. The term 'soft coral' is the name given to the coral group with the scientific name of Alcyonacea. They are different from hard coral polyps, which have multiples of six tentacles, by the fact that the soft coral polyps always have eight tentacles.
How does brain coral defends itself?
When the polyps that build the brain coral die, they turn into limestone. Since limestone is a hard rock , the coral does not have any predators because the rock is unappetizing and it's to hard for the predators to chew.
What type of rock is coral?
No its a plant. Umm... the above answer is not true. Coral Reef is a biome = = Oh yes and if you were talking about the stuff that grow in coral reefs, they are made of many coral polyps which are very tiny animals.
