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the worlds largest coral reed complex
located in austrila
does not get affected by the el nino or la nina
great barrier reef
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part of the mesoaamerican barrier reef
located in mexico
the belize barrier reef
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deepest known US coral reef
200 ft down
located in sw florida
Pully ridge reef system
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not a single reef system
large and in clusters
more then 3000 clusters
140000sq miles
great barrier reef
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how fast is the great barrier growing
1 to 2 in every 2 years
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what part of the reef is growing the fastest on the barrier reef
southern edge
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what dont coral reefs like
sediment run off
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what is the most colorful coral system
pully ridge system
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how much does coral account for in biomass of entire system
less then 50 %
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what makes up most of the reef system
algae
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how does red alage cement it self to the coral
calcareous secreations
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what type of animal baries itself to the reef
mollusces
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what have biodiversity more then the rainforest
coral reef
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how may species does the coral reef provide shelter to
50000 marine species not including bacteria
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how do coral help land
protect shore line erosion
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how much gdp is from travlers seeing the coral reef
50% or more
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what else had make a coral reef
sponges
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what and when do coral eat
plankton and at night
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extinct organisms somewhat similar to sponges or coral
stromotoporoids
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extinct relatives of sponges
archeaocyathids
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extinct bivalves "clams"
Rudist pelecypods
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algae are not plants they are
protists
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how big can marine algae grow
200 ft
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where do they exist
euphotic zone
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what type of temp water do they like
cold temp "alaska and artic"
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what do algae like to attach to
hard rock, shorelines, shiprecks
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dont grow well in what envorment
sandy or muddy substrate
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how much of the ocean floor is sutible for benthic algae
< 2%
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how is algae classified
by color
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fresh water or ocean coast lines
grow in shallow water (littoral zone) bays and inlets
dont exceed 1 ft
green algae
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dont mix with coral
largest algae 200 ft
found in polar regons
this color lets them grow faster at greater depths
brown algae
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most abundent and widespread of the algae
smaller and more complex
from the top of littoral zone to the middle of the sublittoral zone
most exist with in eupotic zone
red algae
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can photosynthesize at depth of 900 ft with only 0.05% sunlight
red algae
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are located near missippi river
likes lots of sediment
grows in muddy or sandy place
sea grases
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grow in estuaries tidal flats and marches
like the tropics
eaten by other animals
50 to 60 species grouped in to 4 families
sea grass
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in terperate climates how may sea grass species
1 to 3
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in the tropics how many sea grass species
10 + in same area
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does sea grass slow water current
yes
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does it trap sediment
yes and make the water clear
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how much of the oceans carbon is on the grases
15%
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what dont sea grases like because alge can grow rapid
excessive nutrients
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what stops algae around sea grases
fish
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what is sea grass used for
fertlizer mattress filling and furnitue
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beds grow in shallow bays and coves, tidal creeks, and estuaries
eel grass
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tropical reagon , its th largest seagrass in florida
turtle grass
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are trees that can tolerate high salinite
man groves
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where do these man groves grow
- tropic reagons
- sub tropics indonesia
- florida bahamas
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provides what for crabs worms snails and alge
shelter
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found closer to the water then other mangroves
red mangroves
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found in the superlatoral (above high tide)
black mangroves
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fast growing and colonize by newly formed land
white mangroves
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polyphyletic group including verterbrates
have a backbone, gills and fins
fish
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includes hangfish and lampreys
jawless fish
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includes sharks and, rays and snakes
cartilaginous fish
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how many species of shark and rays
400 and 320
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what type of shark can inhabit fresh water becasue of they kidney
bull and river shark
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most sharks are how big
6 ft in length
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a true fresh water shark located in indian ocean
ganges river shark
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are classified into 8 orders
sharks
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max depth for a shark
7000 to 10000 ft
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most are carnivors but some are
filter feeders on plankton
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what type of filter feeders shark
whale , basking and megamouth shark
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what type are know to attack human
great white , bull , tigher , white tip
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how many injories and deaths per year
100 and 4 to 5 deaths
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will big or little sharks eat you
little
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have fins designed for maneuvernalibty
reef fish
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fins designed for speed
open water fish
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gain water to sink and loose water to float
swim blatters
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what keeps sharks afloat
livers
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lighter side at the bottom
coutner shadiong
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breath air with lungs and are covered in scales
marine reptiles
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sea turtles, sea snakes and marine crocdicals are
groups of marine reptitles
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seals sea lions otter
carnivora
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mantees and dunongs
sirenia
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store oxygen in book not lunks to prevent
the bends
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tooth wales sharp teeth
odontoceti
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blunt for head and blunt teeth
porpoise
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large hurding of krill
echo click to stun figh
odonlocetes
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what lakes the loudest noise
lobster
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suck in fishekrill and organisms
the baleen whales
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feed on ocen floor suck up mood and gravel
gray wales
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blow bulbbles to distract krill
humpback whales
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three mantee and one dunge
serenia
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eat sea grass
dolphin like tail
dungongs
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west africa central amazxon and golf of mexico
manatee
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eat mangroves algae
eat with their molors being replaced "pushed back to front"
pattle shapped tails
downward facking snouts
manatee
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