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Continental Shelf and Coral Reef Test

1. Name 3 parts seagrasses have that algae do not have.

2. Mark the Intertidal zone, Continental Shelf, and the Continental

slope on the diagram.

3. Fill in the table below

Name
Definition

Epifauna

Infauna

Meiofauna

Example

4. Explain what happens to the hard-bottom subtidal community

when the otters are removed.

5. What are the conditions for a healthy coral reef to grow? Explain
your answer.

6. What causes bleaching of the coral? Why do we call it

bleaching?

7. List the stressors that inhibit coral growth or cause coral death.
Explain why they are harmful to coral reefs.

8. What type of symbiosis exists between the coral and the

zooxanthellae? How does each benefit the other?

9. Look at the diagram of the coral reef food web. Explain why a
type of snail is on the same top predator level as the shark and
squid.

10. Where

are coral reefs located in the world?