Coral+Reef+Biome

= The Coral Reef Biome =



A. The animals that live in the coral reef are Dwarf minke whales, dugongs, sea turtles, sea snakes, and fish. Dwarf minke whales, dugongs, sea turtles are herbivores, and sea snakes and some fish are carnivores. The plants that live in the coral reef are Marine Algae (Seaweed) Seagarss, and Mangroves.

B. Three animal adaptations that enable them to live in the coral reef is there body shape, they have adaptive coloration, and there feeding structures.

C. Three plant adaptions that enable them to live in the coral reefs are all different. Marine Algae or Seaweed, has a waxy outer cuticle that protects it from small creatures and helps it keep the water concentration in its body stable. Root adaptations make it possible for Mangroves to live in the soft sediment. They also attach themselves to rocks and stable materials in the salt water.

D. Producer-blue green algae->Primary Consumers-clams>Secondary consumers-starfish Producer-seaweeds-->Primary Consumers-sea urchins>Secondary consumers-butterfly fish

E. The decomposers found in out biome were crutaceans.

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G. 1) http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/southflorida/mangrove/adaptations.html 2) http://www.seagrasswatch.org/seagrass.html 3)http://www.lifesciences.napier.ac.uk/teaching/mb/MBcoral03.html 4) http://library.thinkquest.org/J002237/coralreefs/foodchain.htm