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Zooxanthellae is a photosynthetic algae that lives within the coral's tissue. It produces oxygen, glucose, glycerol, and amino acids for coral; food for the coral. It also removes waste for the coral. Overall, without zooxanthellae the coral reef biome would not be able to thrive.

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Water Temperature ranges from 64.4 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit or 18 to 30 degrees Celsius

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http://www.bioexpedition.com/coral-reef-biome/

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Warm ocean water has a low viscosity, or a water's resistance to flow. Therefor coral reefs have a low viscosity.

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https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/great-barrier-reef-australias-national-treasure/

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/99781513@N04/16235358196

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http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/water-dynamic-kinematic-viscosity-d_596.html

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http://argofloats.wikispaces.com/Salinity

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http://discoverthecoralreef.weebly.com/

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Water Depth for thriving coral reefs ranges from 60 to 90 feet or 18 to 27 meters. Normally they are above 230 feet (70 meters).Sometimes coral reefs can be found shallower than 300 feet (91 meters).

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http://coralreefsystems.org/content/about-corals

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Sea Grass is a plant submerged in water similar to terrestrial grass. It is used as feeding and nursery grounds for many marine life. Sea Grass also produces food and shelters animals.

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http://www.seos-project.eu/modules/coralreefs/coralreefs-c01-p03.html

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Salinity levels range from about 32 to 40 PSU (practical salinity units).

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https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/media/supp_coral02a.html

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https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/coral02_zooxanthellae.html

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http://www.coral-reef-info.com/coral-reef-plants.html

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http://www.coral-reef-info.com/coral-reef-plants.html

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Seaweed is multi-cellular algae. There are three types of seaweed within the coral reef biome: red (Rhodophyta), green (Chlorophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta). Red and green seaweed are the most common and are found in the shallower areas of coral reefs. Brown seaweed are found only in coral reefs of depths below 70 feet. Seaweed aids greatly in the formation of coral reefs rocky structures.

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http://www.coral-reef-info.com/coral-reef-plants.html

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Jellyfish are not fish, but invertebrates. They roam warm water, cold water, deep water, and coastlines (coral reefs).Their tentacles sting and/or paralyze their prey.

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Corals are invertebrates and are associated with the colorful coral reefs. An individual coral is called a polyp. The attachment of multiple corals together creates the walls of coral reefs. They feed through the algae's photosynthesis, but can also eat zooplankton and small fish using their poisonous tentacles.

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Sea Anemones are invertebrates named after the anemone flower because of their colorful and flashy varieties. They live in the sea bottom or coral reefs, attaching themselves onto rocks. Sea Anemones are stinging polyps that eat fish that become entangled in their poisonous tentacles.

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/sea-anemones/

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/sea-anemones/#/sea-anemones_01.jpg

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/lakpura/15079398553

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/corals/

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http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/jellyfish/#jellyfish-tentacles.jpg

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http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/jellyfish/#jellyfish-yellow.jpg

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An organism is an individual living thing. An organism from the Coral Reef biome is a jellyfish.

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A population is a group of interacting individuals belonging to one species and living in the same geographic area. A population from the Coral Reef biome is sea grass meadows.

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A community is an assemblage of all the organisms living together and potentially interacting in a particular area. A community from the Coral Reef biome is a colony of corals: Corals, sea anemone, sea weeds, and zooxanthellae.

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An ecosystem is all the organisms in a given area, along with the abiotic factors with which they interact; a biological community and its physical environment. A biome is a terrestrial ecosystem, largely determined by climate, usually classified according to predominant vegetation and characterized by organisms adapted to a particular environment. The Coral Reef is a marine ecosystem/biome: water temperature, water depth, water's viscosity, salinity levels, plants, algae, and animals.

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