Advanced Bio by Sydney Fowles https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll Coral Reef en-us 2019-05-13 15:01:36 UTC 2025-05-05 03:28:29 UTC hello@padlet.com The abiotic factors 20sydfow https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359516546 The non-living chemical and physical parts of an environment that affect living things and the functioning ecosystems. ]]> 2019-05-13 15:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359516546 The abiotic environment- Coral Reefs 20sydfow https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359548323 Coral Reefs are complex organisms, and need many specific factors in order to survive, here are a few abiotic components;
Water
The amount of sunlight
Salinity
Current 
Ocean depth
pH balance

]]> 2019-05-13 16:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359548323 20sydfow https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359553189 2019-05-13 16:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359553189 Primary Producers 20sydfow https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359553877 A primary producer is an autotroph, an autotroph is a species that creates it's own food by using photosynthesis (getting most of their energy from the sunlight.) Producers are the primary consumers only source of food, Coral Reefs are primary producers.]]> 2019-05-13 16:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359553877 20sydfow https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359558314 2019-05-13 16:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359558314 Consumers 20sydfow https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359558968 A consumer is an organism that consumes food (energy) created by other organisms, many consumers eat Coral Reefs as "babies" because their tough exterior is very difficult to eat through. A few animals that eat Coral Reefs are;
Different types of fish
Worms
Snails
Seastars]]> 2019-05-13 16:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359558968 20sydfow https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359574052 2019-05-13 16:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359574052 Decomposers 20sydfow https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359574503 Decomposers are a species that feed off of dead organisms. Decomposers help clean up around the reefs a few types are;
Fan worms
Bristle Worms
Sea cucumbers
Bacteria]]> 2019-05-13 16:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359574503 20sydfow https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359582968 2019-05-13 17:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/20sydfow/4xu9do1nn3ll/wish/359582968