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Questions
- What tiny animals build coral reefs?
- How do coral polyps make the hard part of the reef?
- What do algae do for coral polyps?
- Name two animals that live in coral reefs.
- Are coral reefs important for people? (Yes/No)
- What is coral bleaching?
- Why do coral reefs need protection?
True or False
- Coral reefs are called the “rainforests of the sea.”
- Coral polyps can build reefs all by themselves, without any help.
- Fish use coral reefs to hide from predators.
- Coral reefs never help protect coastlines from storms.
- Pollution and climate change can harm coral reefs.
Discussion Questions
- Would you like to visit a coral reef? Why or why not?
- Why do you think coral reefs are important for the ocean?
- What can people do to help protect coral reefs?
- Have you ever seen a coral reef in a movie or documentary? What did you notice?
- What other “cities” in nature can you think of, where many animals live together?
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Answer Key
Questions
- Coral polyps.
- By building hard shells made of calcium around themselves.
- They make food from sunlight for the polyps.
- Fish, crabs, sea turtles, sharks (any two).
- Yes.
- When corals lose their algae and turn white because the water is too warm.
- Because pollution, climate change, and overfishing can harm or destroy them.
- True.
- False.
- True.
- False.
- True.