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    Coral reefs are underwater animal-made structures found in warm, tropical waters. They are home to over 4,000 fish species and 800 coral styles. Coral reefs are formed from coral polyps that live in a symbiotic relationship with algae, providing each other with nutrients. However, coral reefs face numerous threats like storms, temperature changes, and pollution that can damage or kill the coral. Conservation efforts aim to reduce threats to these biodiverse ecosystems.

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    Coral reefs are underwater animal-made structures found in warm, tropical waters. They are home to over 4,000 fish species and 800 coral styles. Coral reefs are formed from coral polyps that live in a symbiotic relationship with algae, providing each other with nutrients. However, coral reefs face numerous threats like storms, temperature changes, and pollution that can damage or kill the coral. Conservation efforts aim to reduce threats to these biodiverse ecosystems.

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    Coral reefs are underwater animal-made structures found in warm, tropical waters. They are home to over 4,000 fish species and 800 coral styles. Coral reefs are formed from coral polyps that live in a symbiotic relationship with algae, providing each other with nutrients. However, coral reefs face numerous threats like storms, temperature changes, and pollution that can damage or kill the coral. Conservation efforts aim to reduce threats to these biodiverse ecosystems.

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    Coral reefs are underwater animal-made structures found in warm, tropical waters. They are home to over 4,000 fish species and 800 coral styles. Coral reefs are formed from coral polyps that live in a symbiotic relationship with algae, providing each other with nutrients. However, coral reefs face numerous threats like storms, temperature changes, and pollution that can damage or kill the coral. Conservation efforts aim to reduce threats to these biodiverse ecosystems.

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    The key takeaways are that coral reefs are the largest structures built by living organisms, they are formed through the relationship between coral polyps and algae, and they face threats from climate change, pollution, and human interaction.

    Coral reefs are underwater structures found in tropical waters. They are formed over long periods of time by tiny organisms called coral polyps secreting calcium carbonate. This builds into hard structures that support a diverse ecosystem.

    Coral reefs are built by small coral polyps that have a symbiotic relationship with algae called zooxanthellae. The algae provide nutrients to the polyp through photosynthesis, while the polyp provides them a place to live. Together they form colorful reef structures.

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    Assignment 1: Coral Reefs

    By: Latesha Robinson

    Dr. Hoban

    5/3/2019
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    Coral Reefs

    A coral reef is an environment underwater. They are the world's largest animal-made

    systems (Ross, R). In tropical districts, which have warm waters, coral reefs show up in

    particularly nutrient-deficient waters. A coral may be a living life form, eating food, excreting,

    breathing and reproducing it. The coral contains a white skeleton made of calcareous rock that

    also allows it to stay solid (bird, J). Reef-building corals are brightly colored organisms shaped

    by little animals called coral polyps (bird, J). The polyp has stinging tentacles that beat back and

    forward and hairs that are called triggers that help capture the food of the coral, generally

    phytoplankton (bird, J).

    The coral maintains a symbiotic connection with small microscopic crops, bacteria or

    zooxanthellae, which undertake photosynthesis using the power of the sun (Ross, R). These

    bacteria provide nutrients and power elements (Ross, R) needed for the polyp. The symbiotic

    algae-coral polyps situation means one relies on another and couldn't survive alone (Ross, R).

    Just as trees and jungles safeguard us against multiple environmental components such as winds

    and rain, reef fish have used the coral reef to protect their youth and water supplies (Ross, R).

    Coral reefs were likely the world's most critical and separated biological communities

    (Corals). Coral reefs back a wider run of creature sorts through unit locale than any other marine

    environment, weighing about 4,000 kinds of fish, 800 difficult coral styles, and a few unique

    species (Corals). This biological system is considered key to the twenty-first century (Corals).

    Area of modern medications. Presently, several medicines comprise of coral reef animals and

    plants, but as allowed for tumor treatment presently being created from coral reef animals and
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    plants as may be permitted cures for tumor, joint irritation, human bacterial contaminations,

    contaminations, and distinctive afflictions (Corals).

    Reefs are facing various risks. Damage to the reef associated with mood occurs as

    regularly as possible. Amazing and powerful storm and hurricane waves can knock separate or

    grade expansive coral heads clambering their segments (corals). Solitary storms occasionally

    destroy the whole deal, but progressive reef growth may conquer sooner than they would ever

    well (Corals). In addition, through tidal emersions, corals are diminished. Long periods of

    considerably low tides leave shallow coral heads of water covered up with damaging corals. The

    level of harm depends on the season of the day weather. Corals exposed in the middle of the

    sunshine are exposed to the brightest possible radiation and dry reef tissues (Coral). Coral reefs

    can occur as physiologic focused on getting rid of their competitive zooxanthellae that triggers

    fading and plenty of passing time (Corals).

    So, less water you use, less excess, as well as the industrial waste would contaminate our

    seas. Contamination reduction: riding bikes, taking a walk or transportation. Automotive and

    industrial fires of fossil energy improve ocean warming, that can result in massive coral

    bleaching and intensive reef destruction. While there may be a huge number of miles from the

    biological community of coral reefs, these objects flow in to the water frame of the sea and it

    may serious harm reefs and sea life. Don't just consider leaving in the water or along coastline

    undesired fishing lines or nets. The water is safe by a form of clutter and can injure the fish as

    well as the reef. Call for angling drifting management ensure that we nurture the living reef

    environment as well as allow that perhaps the trustworthy organization is a component of an

    order to manage a biological coral reef process. The overspill of trees in the oceans is decreasing.
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    You would also contribute to trying to change the warming of our planet and the increasing

    temperatures of our oceans will improve us plant a billion.

    Do not disturb the reef or remain around the reef with your ship. Interaction with the reef

    can harm critical marine species and can be killed by acquiring the reef, then looking for a sandy

    foundation and using moorings where available. Do what one another and lot of people get along

    with their trip at a certain point: take a coral reef trip Spend the evening enjoying the beauty and

    one of the world's most varied biological areas. Request that we take steps to protect our oceans '

    reefs, prevent water pollution from sewerage, stretch marine protected areas and discover ways

    to change a dangerous environmental engagement. Get a different message: take into

    consideration how to figure out how to use it in your fervor. The planet's coral reefs are essential

    for us and for the world's multi-faceted biological society. Offer this fervor and encourage the

    inclusion of others.
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    Works Cited
    Bird, J. (2007). Wonders of the Seas. Retrieved April 29, 2019, from
    http://www.oceanicresearch.org/education/wonders/coral-reefs.htm
    Ross, R. (2018, September 24). What Are Coral Reefs? Retrieved April 29, 2019, from
    https://www.livescience.com/40276-coral-reefs.html
    Corals. (n.d.). Retrieved May 1, 2019, from
    https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/coral07_importance.html
    US Department of Commerce, & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2013,
    June 01). Protecting Coral Reefs - Corals: NOAA's National Ocean Service Education. Retrieved
    May 2, 2019, from
    https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_corals/coral11_protecting.html

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