coral reefs by Christian Akins https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins Made with a wish on a star en-us 2017-10-05 13:43:42 UTC 2017-10-16 15:13:54 UTC hello@padlet.com How they live christianakins https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/194308507 Though corals are animals they do rely on photosynthesis to survive. But coral polyps aren't doing the actual photosynthesizing. Microscopic algae or zooxanthellae live within the cells. That is how they live. 

]]> 2017-10-05 13:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/194308507 The hook christianakins https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/194347115 Have you ever wondered how coral reefs form? That is why i'm going to tell you how they form, what they eat, and how they change the earth.]]> 2017-10-05 14:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/194347115 christianakins https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/194354706 2017-10-05 15:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/194354706 How they eat christianakins https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/196065015 Coral also eat by catching tiny floating animals called zooplankton. At night , coral polyps come out of their skeletons to feed, stretching their long, stinging tentacles to capture critters that are floating by. Prey are pulled into the polyps' mouth and digested in their stomachs.  That is how coral eat]]> 2017-10-11 15:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/196065015 christianakins https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/196075482 2017-10-11 15:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/196075482 How they change the earth christianakins https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/196075964 Coral reefs provide a buffer, protecting our coasts from waves, storms, and floods. Corals form barriers to protect the shoreline from waves and storms. The coral reef structures buffers shoreline against waves, storms, and floods, helping to prevent loss of life, property damage, and erosion. That is how coral change the earth.]]> 2017-10-11 15:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/christianakins/christianakins/wish/196075964