Question 1

Match the use of a color pattern of coral fish with the most closely associated fish.
-Parrotfishes

Accepted Answer

A) defending territories 
B) indicates sex 
C) warning coloration 
D) cryptic coloration 
E) color changes between day and night 
A) defending territories 
B) indicates sex 
C) warning coloration 
D) cryptic coloration 
E) color changes between day and night

Question 2

Coral are capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cores of coral reefs show a reef base that is well below the photic zone. How are two ways that is this possible, given the light limitations of reef-forming corals?

Accepted Answer

The fact that cores of coral reefs are f

Question 4

Cnidarians of the class ____ are responsible for building coral reefs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthozoa 
B)  Hydrozoa 
C)  Cubozoa 
D)  Scyphozoa 
E)  Palyzoa. 
A)  Anthozoa 
B)  Hydrozoa 
C)  Cubozoa 
D)  Scyphozoa 
E)  Palyzoa.

Question 5

Coral mucus is used by reef dwellers as a food source.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Coral diversity is greatest in the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain 2 functions of the bright coloration of some coral reef dwellers.

Accepted Answer

First and foremost, bright coloration pl

Question 8

Match the coral disease with its most closely associated term.
-White pox

Accepted Answer

A) affects only certain species of Montastraea 
B) combination of bacteria and cyanobacteria 
C) kills elkhorn corals 
A) affects only certain species of Montastraea 
B) combination of bacteria and cyanobacteria 
C) kills elkhorn corals

Question 9

Corals that compete by growing fast can also use:

Accepted Answer

A)  stinging filaments from their digestive cavity. 
B)  sweeper tentacles. 
C)  interference. 
D)  their greater ability to tolerate shade. 
E)  chemicals to paralyze competitors. 
A)  stinging filaments from their digestive cavity. 
B)  sweeper tentacles. 
C)  interference. 
D)  their greater ability to tolerate shade. 
E)  chemicals to paralyze competitors.

Question 10

The largest barrier reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Coral reefs form in areas where seawater temperatures average no less than:

Accepted Answer

A)  10° C. 
B)  18° C. 
C)  30° C. 
D)  40° C. 
E)  45° C. 
A)  10° C. 
B)  18° C. 
C)  30° C. 
D)  40° C. 
E)  45° C.

Question 12

What are the three categories of coral reefs and how do they develop?

Accepted Answer

Coral reefs that extend from the edges o

Question 13

Most predators living around coral reefs are active during the day when they can see their prey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The cycle of coral reef formation involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  bioerosion. 
B)  budding to form corallites. 
C)  solidification of rubble by encrusting coralline algae. 
D)  a followed by c 
A)  bioerosion. 
B)  budding to form corallites. 
C)  solidification of rubble by encrusting coralline algae. 
D)  a followed by c

Question 15

Nitrogen supplies to atoll coral reefs are thought to come from all except

Accepted Answer

A)  nitrogen fixing bacteria. 
B)  planktonic cyanobacteria wind-driven to the reefs. 
C)  re-cycling by fish fecal material. 
D)  runoff from land. 
A)  nitrogen fixing bacteria. 
B)  planktonic cyanobacteria wind-driven to the reefs. 
C)  re-cycling by fish fecal material. 
D)  runoff from land.

Question 16

The constructive phase of coral reef formation involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  consumption of soft corals by crown of thorns sea stars. 
B)  settling of planula larvae. 
C)  Halimeda growth. 
D)  both a and c 
A)  consumption of soft corals by crown of thorns sea stars. 
B)  settling of planula larvae. 
C)  Halimeda growth. 
D)  both a and c

Question 17

The reef building corals are not found below 60 m (200 feet) due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  light requirements of the zooxanthellae. 
B)  limited plankton as food. 
C)  cold water. 
D)  competition with non-reef building corals. 
E)  predation by sea stars. 
A)  light requirements of the zooxanthellae. 
B)  limited plankton as food. 
C)  cold water. 
D)  competition with non-reef building corals. 
E)  predation by sea stars.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) [shore-reef] 
B) [reef-lagoon-reef] 
C) [shore-lagoon-reef] 
A) [shore-reef] 
B) [reef-lagoon-reef] 
C) [shore-lagoon-reef]

Match the use of a color pattern of coral fish with the most closely associated fish. -Parrotfishes

Coral are capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction.

Cores of coral reefs show a reef base that is well below the photic zone. How are two ways that is this possible, given the light limitations of reef-forming corals?

Cnidarians of the class ____ are responsible for building coral reefs.

Coral mucus is used by reef dwellers as a food source.

Coral diversity is greatest in the Caribbean.

Explain 2 functions of the bright coloration of some coral reef dwellers.

Match the coral disease with its most closely associated term. -White pox

Corals that compete by growing fast can also use:

The largest barrier reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

Coral reefs form in areas where seawater temperatures average no less than:

What are the three categories of coral reefs and how do they develop?

Most predators living around coral reefs are active during the day when they can see their prey.

The cycle of coral reef formation involves:

Nitrogen supplies to atoll coral reefs are thought to come from all except

The constructive phase of coral reef formation involves:

The reef building corals are not found below 60 m (200 feet) due to:

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

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Exam 15: Coral Reef Communities

Match the use of a color pattern of coral fish with the most closely associated fish. -Parrotfishes

Coral are capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction.

Cores of coral reefs show a reef base that is well below the photic zone. How are two ways that is this possible, given the light limitations of reef-forming corals?

Cnidarians of the class ____ are responsible for building coral reefs.

Coral mucus is used by reef dwellers as a food source.

Coral diversity is greatest in the Caribbean.

Explain 2 functions of the bright coloration of some coral reef dwellers.

Match the coral disease with its most closely associated term. -White pox

Corals that compete by growing fast can also use:

The largest barrier reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

Coral reefs form in areas where seawater temperatures average no less than:

What are the three categories of coral reefs and how do they develop?

Most predators living around coral reefs are active during the day when they can see their prey.

The cycle of coral reef formation involves:

Nitrogen supplies to atoll coral reefs are thought to come from all except

The constructive phase of coral reef formation involves:

The reef building corals are not found below 60 m (200 feet) due to:

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

Science and Marine Biology

Fundamentals of Ecology

Geology of the Ocean

Water, Waves, and Tides

Biological Concepts

Marine Microbes

Multicellular Primary Producers

Lower Invertebrates

Higher Invertebrates

Marine Fishes

Reptiles and Birds

Marine Mammals

Intertidal Communities

Estuaries

Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone

The Open Sea

Life in the Oceans Depths

Harvesting the Oceans Resources

Oceans in Jeopardy

Filters