https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx Abiotic and Biotic factors in the Coral Reef Biome: Made for Animal Ecology ecological levels of organization project. en-us 2017-09-08 16:52:07 UTC 2025-11-03 07:13:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185961559 Water Temperature ranges from 64.4 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit or 18 to 30 degrees Celsius]]> 2017-09-08 17:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185961559 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185964737 http://www.bioexpedition.com/coral-reef-biome/

]]> 2017-09-08 17:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185964737 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185966405 http://coralreefsystems.org/content/about-corals]]> 2017-09-08 17:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185966405 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185966832 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). ]]> 2017-09-08 17:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185966832 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185970300 https://www.flickr.com/photos/99781513@N04/16235358196]]> 2017-09-08 17:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185970300 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185970574 http://discoverthecoralreef.weebly.com/]]> 2017-09-08 17:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185970574 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185970702 https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/great-barrier-reef-australias-national-treasure/]]> 2017-09-08 17:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/185970702 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186108129 http://www.seos-project.eu/modules/coralreefs/coralreefs-c01-p03.html]]> 2017-09-09 21:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186108129 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186108199 Salinity levels range from about 32 to 40 PSU (practical salinity units).]]> 2017-09-09 21:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186108199 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186108544 http://argofloats.wikispaces.com/Salinity]]> 2017-09-09 21:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186108544 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186109545 Warm ocean water has a low viscosity, or a water's resistance to flow. Therefor coral reefs have a low viscosity.]]> 2017-09-09 22:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186109545 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186109744 http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/water-dynamic-kinematic-viscosity-d_596.html]]> 2017-09-09 22:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186109744 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186188155 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. ]]> 2017-09-10 21:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186188155 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186188186 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.]]> 2017-09-10 21:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186188186 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186189038 https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/coral02_zooxanthellae.html]]> 2017-09-10 21:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186189038 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186189059 https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/media/supp_coral02a.html]]> 2017-09-10 21:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186189059 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186189620 http://www.coral-reef-info.com/coral-reef-plants.html]]> 2017-09-10 22:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186189620 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186190189 http://www.coral-reef-info.com/coral-reef-plants.html]]> 2017-09-10 22:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186190189 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186190362 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.]]> 2017-09-10 22:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186190362 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186191393 http://www.coral-reef-info.com/coral-reef-plants.html]]> 2017-09-10 22:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186191393 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186916587 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. ]]> 2017-09-12 18:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186916587 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186917070 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.]]> 2017-09-12 18:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186917070 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186917927 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.]]> 2017-09-12 18:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186917927 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186918620 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/sea-anemones/]]> 2017-09-12 18:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186918620 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186919337 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/sea-anemones/#/sea-anemones_01.jpg]]> 2017-09-12 18:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186919337 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186926080 https://www.flickr.com/photos/lakpura/15079398553]]> 2017-09-12 18:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186926080 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186926594 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/corals/]]> 2017-09-12 18:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186926594 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186937316 http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/jellyfish/#jellyfish-tentacles.jpg]]> 2017-09-12 18:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186937316 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186937462 http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/jellyfish/#jellyfish-yellow.jpg]]> 2017-09-12 18:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186937462 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186940145 An organism is an individual living thing. An organism from the Coral Reef biome is a jellyfish.]]> 2017-09-12 19:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186940145 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186940214 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.]]> 2017-09-12 19:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186940214 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186940260 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.]]> 2017-09-12 19:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186940260 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186940339 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.]]> 2017-09-12 19:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186940339 306623 https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186946676 Biology Textbook Glossary]]> 2017-09-12 19:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/306623/gcmu1rzyqzfx/wish/186946676