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    • What ecosystem do coral reefs provide for underwater life?

      An ecosystem for life underwater
    • How do coral reefs protect coastal areas?

      By reducing the power of the waves
    • How do coral reefs begin their formation?

      With a single polyp that attaches to a rock on the sea floor
    • What happens to a coral polyp after it attaches to a rock?

      It divides into thousands of clones to produce a reef
    • What is a coral colony made up of?

      Many individual creatures working together
    • What is the coral triangle known for?
      Being the most biologically diverse marine ecosystem
    • What are polyp skeletons made of?

      Calcium carbonate
    • What type of algae lives in the tissue of coral polyps?
      Zooxanthellae
    • What are the key functions of coral reefs?

      • Provide an ecosystem for underwater life
      • Protect coastal areas by reducing wave power
      • Serve as a habitat for diverse marine species
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