Exam 15: Coral Reef Communities

Coral polyps supply their symbionts with their nitrogenous wastes.

Coral reef invertebrates mainly feed during

Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Dropoff

Describe two symbiotic relationships between reef dwellers other than the zooxanthellae-coral polyp relationship.

What accounts for the higher coral species diversity in the Pacific and Indian Oceans compared to the Atlantic?

MATCHING Match the physical characteristic of a coral reef type with the most closely associated type. -Atoll

An important asexual form of coral reproduction is called:

Match the wave energy habitat with the most closely associated coral type. -Brain coral

The reef flat of fringing reefs descends into a lagoon.

Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Reef crest

Match the protective behavior of coral fish with its most closely associated species. -Wrasses

Match the organism with the reef-building formation process it is most closely associated with. -Calcium carbonate source

Match the protective behavior of coral fish with its most closely associated species. -Soapfish

The highest point on a reef is called the:

Fire coral are a member of the class

The ecological model that random recruitment from the larval pool leads to high reef fish diversity is called:

Match the symbiosis feature with its most closely associated species. -Pearlfish

The use of venom for paralyzing prey is common in

Match the wave energy habitat with the most closely associated coral type. -Staghorn coral

Match the coral disease with its most closely associated term. -Black band