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1 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Coral polyps in a single coral colony typically form when many larvae are attracted to settle in the same location. |
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2 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Reefs are built by corals with both calcium carbonate skeletons and hard protein skeletons. |
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3 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Mass spawning in corals is unpredictable but always occurs during daylight hours. |
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4 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Generally, it is thought that coral cnidarians cannot form massive reefs without their zooxanthellae symbionts. |
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5 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Coral polyps do not feed on external food sources if they have sufficient zooxanthellae. |
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6 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Zooxanthellae obtain their nutrition primarily from DOM. |
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7 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Most of the sediment in a coral reef comes from fragments of calcium carbonate from organisms such as coralline green algae. |
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8 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Coral bleaching is triggered by El Nino events when extremely cold waters enter the tropics and shut down metabolism of the zooxanthellae. |
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9 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) In a fringing reef, the reef slope and crest have less growth than does the reef flat because the flat is more protected. |
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10 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) The Great Barrier Reef of Australia is the longest in the world. |
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11 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Atoll reefs are those that grow on a ring of crater rock that is the edge of an island volcano that has subsided to sea level. |
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12 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) The most widely accepted explanation for atoll reef formation was developed by Charles Darwin in the mid-1800s. |
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13 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Coral reef growth is highly dependent on nutrient recycling between animals and algae. |
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14 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Coral reefs obtain all unrecycled nutrients (needed to replace those lost) by trapping plankton brought in by currents. |
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15 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Cyanobacteria are thought to be the most important producers on a coral reef. |
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16 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) In some cases, soft corals can constitute up to half of the living tissue on a coral reef. |
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17 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) The lottery hypothesis proposes that whichever species of fish dominates a patch of reef is largely a matter of luck. |
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18 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Corals have so many defense mechanisms that very few animals utilize the large amount of organic materials they produce. |
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19 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Outbreaks of crow-of-thorns seastars are now readily controlled by hiring divers to chop the seastars into pieces. |
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20 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns seastars have been documented clearly to be increasing in recent years due to human pollution and fishing. |
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21 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Algae normally do not overgrow coral cnidarians on a reef because low nutrient levels and herbivory keep the algae in check. |
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22 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Parrot fish, sea urchins, and small invertebrates such as polychaetes are all important reef herbivores. |
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23 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Ciguatera is a disease usually the result of eating tropical fish but ultimately caused by toxins produced by a tropical snail. |
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24 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Anemone fish can live safely within the tentacles of sea anemones because they have specialized scales that are immune to nematocyst stings. |
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25 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Hermatic refers to these reef animals: |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | corals that build reef formations. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | corals with largely proteinaceous skeletons. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | corals with zooxanthellae. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | D)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | corals in deep water. |
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26 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) The following is an important feature of encrusting coralline algae on a tropical reef: |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | They grow on sediment and cement it in place, helping reef formation. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | They are less wave-resistant than are stony corals. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | They form calcium carbonate but contribute only a few percent to reef growth. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | D)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | They grow best in deep water by using accessory pigments for photosynthesis. |
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27 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) The following are conditions optimal for most coral reef growth: |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Clear, shallow water, usually above 20 ûC, and the hotter the better. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Clear, high nutrient water above 20 ûC but below about 35ûC. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Clear, deep water above 20 ûC but below about 35 ûC. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | D)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Clear, shallow water usually above 20ûC but below about 35 ûC. |
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28 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) The reefs of Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii were severely affected by |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | sewage leading to eutrophication. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | overgrowth by algae. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | hurricane damage to pollution-damaged reef skeletons. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | D)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | all of the above |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | E)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | both a and b |
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29 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Corals compete for space on a reef by |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | A)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | growing upward rapidly then outward, shading out competitors. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | B)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | killing their rivals with mesenterial filaments that digest tissue. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | C)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | killing their rivals with specialized nematocyst-laden tentacles. |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | D)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | all of the above |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | E)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | both a and b |
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | F)![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | both a and c |
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