Exam 15: Coral Reef Communities

Match the organism with the reef-building formation process it is most closely associated with. -Forms a loose structure

How do some corals reproduce asexually?

Ahermatypic refers to:

Sessile and sedentary reef dwellers include

The Atlantic Ocean supports fewer coral species because most of the Atlantic is

An organism that can eviscerate its internal organs when stressed is the:

The ecological model that high reef fish diversity is due to niche diversity is called:

Massive forms of coral dominate:

Hermatypic corals are the principal reef building corals.

The lack of corals near the mouths of the Orinoco and Amazon rivers is primarily due to:

Fast-growing algae are prevented from out competing corals due to:

Coral reefs separated from land by a lagoon or deep water channel are called:

Clownfishes are involved in a symbiotic relationship with:

Coral reefs found very close to the shore of islands and continents are called:

High production of coral reefs relative to the surrounding sea is attributed to:

Match the use of a color pattern of coral fish with the most closely associated fish. -Harlequin tusk wrasse

All of the following are filter feeding dwellers of coral reefs except:

The spur-and-groove formation of coral reefs is used as a means of:

Describe at least 3 physical factors that limit coral reef distribution.

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