orders: Actiniaria (true sea anemones)‚ Antipatharia (black corals)‚ Ceriantharia (tube anemones)‚ Corallimorpharia‚ Scleractinia (true or "stony" corals)‚ and Zoanthidea. Hexacorallia includes roughly 4‚300 known extant species. As the name suggests‚ most hexacorallians have hexamerous symmetry (i.e.‚ parts in multiples of 6). The most familiar group of corals‚ the reef builders‚ includes around 650 extant species (i.e.‚ around half the known stony coral species). These are found mostly in the clear‚ shallow
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allowing animals there to evolve separately. Great Barrier Reef‚ Australia Chapter 5. Corals are an outstanding example of symbiosis‚ in which a coral polyp (an animal) and an alga (which photosynthesizes) live together and benefit each other. Together‚ these partners build some of the largest structures created by any living organism. The Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef in the world. Coral reefs are renowned for the diversity‚ beauty‚ and the economic importance of the fish and
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Week 7 Lab Worksheet: Biological Processes‚ Classification of Invertebrates and Bottom ... Page 1 of 6 Week 7 Lab Worksheet: Biological Processes‚ Classification of Invertebrates and Bottom Communities Part 1 of 1 - 99.90001 Points Question 1 of 15 6.66 Points The three families of algaes are:. A.Green‚ Red‚ Grey B.Green‚ yellow‚ brown C.Green‚ red‚ brown D.Mangroves‚ red‚ brown Answer Key: C Feedback: Green algaes are both microscopic (phytoplankton) and macroscopic like sea lettuce. Red
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science and function of lasers has even crossed over into the dental industry. Laser teeth whitening procedures have become a typical way to achieve tooth bleaching in a very short period of time. Laser teeth whitening works by focusing a laser light on a specific bleaching gel that is applied directly to the surface of them. The light speeds the bleaching process and helps the whitening gel permeate the enamel.
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Gow’s characters of Coral and Tom‚ introducing the theme of acceptance. A journey is a process which allows an individual to experience hardships and difficulties‚ leading to the theme of acceptance. This theme has been demonstrated through the character of Coral‚ the mother of a fallen son in war‚ resulting in her depression and isolation. The events experienced through Corals physical and inner journey is therapeutic by which her understanding of acceptance is shaped. Corals inner journey is
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sea slugs sea snails. Sea cucumber Starfish Crayfish coral Some Bottom dwellers clean the ocean floors Bottom dwellers refers to any species of animal or some other organism that lives on the sea floor. Biologists often use the term benthos to refer to bottom dwellers. Benthos feed off algae. Examples include many species such as crab rock-fish worms sea slugs sea snails. Sea cucumber Starfish Crayfish coral Some Bottom dwellers clean the ocean floors Bottom dwellers refers
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cannot control its body temperature when the ambient temperature rises above 86º F. An extended heat wave in north Queensland could kill off a large part of its population². Another species affected by global warming are the coral reefs. If we do not protect the coral reefs‚ they might join the group of endemic species to. The report‚ by the Australian Institute
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Paleontology Cnidaria and Nematocysts Cnidaria‚ also called Coelenterata‚ is a large phylum of marine organisms with around 10‚000 species. These species are corals‚ jellyfish‚ various plant-like organisms‚ as well as many others. These are all very different from each other‚ except for one similar attribute. They all have Nematocysts‚ which are stinging cells used by all Cnidaria for either defense or hunting. Nematocysts have a variety of functions to fulfill these tasks. The organism can use
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Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef Earth snapshot coral reef: http://www.eosnap.com/tag/coral-reef/page/2/ Size: The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system composed of over 2‚900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2‚600 kilometers (1‚600 mi) over an area of approximately 344‚400 square kilometers (133‚000 sq. mi) Location: The reef is located in the Coral Sea‚ off the coast of Queensland‚ Australia. It begins near Papua New Guinea
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just as many negatives. Also‚ these species can be introduced accidentally or intentionally. The new organism may cause no obvious problems and eventually‚ it will be considered "native" to the area. For example‚ corals are "perhaps the oldest animals on the planet‚ and these long-lived corals have evolved in one of the Earth’s most stable environments" (Eichenberg‚ p.2). If a new type of fish were to be put into the
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