Coral Reefs Ashar Yusuf and Fayadh Kabir

Intro To day we are going to talk about coral reefs and how humans are

affecting it. We will also give some info about the flora and fauna.

What is Biome? A biome is a natural home for flora and fauna. It’s a type of community.

Sea SlugWhat they look like: they vary in

different types but most of them are very colorful. And they are bilaterally symmetrical.

What they eat: Most Nudibranches are carnivores. Some feed on sponges. Others feed on barnacles and anemones. A group of them are cannibals (they eat other sea slugs)

Where they live in the coral reef: Nudibranches live in all depths of salt water. but reach their greatest size and variation in warm, shallow waters, such as coral reefs.

Green Turtle What they eat: Green sea turtles are

herbivores and primarily eat sea grasses (seaweed).

What they look like: flattened body, a beaked head at the end of a short neck, and paddle-like arms well-adapted for swimming. Adult green turtles grow to 1.5 metres (5 ft) long. While individuals have been caught that reached weights of up to 315 kilograms (690 lb; 49.6 st), the average weight of mature individuals is around 200 kilograms (440 lb; 31 st). The largest known Chelonia mydas weighed 395 kilograms (870.

Where they live: They lay eggs on beaches. Mature turtles spend most of their time in shallow, coastal waters with lush sea grass beds. Adults frequent inshore bays, lagoons and shoals with lush sea grass meadows. Entire generations often migrate between one pair of feeding and nesting areas.

Turtles spend most of their first five years in convergence zones within the open ocean These young turtles are rarely seen as they swim in deep, waters.[

Giant Clam

What they eat: Algae provide giant clams with a supplementary source of nutrition. in small clams—10 milligrams (0.010 g) dry tissue weight—filter feeding provides about 65% of total carbon needed for respiration and growth; large clams (10 g) acquire only 34% of carbon from this source.

Habitat: they live right on coral reefs in very shallow waters. The giant clam gets only one chance to find its habitat once it chooses it it sits there for the rest of its life.

What they look like: giant clams are the only t.gigas that are unable to close their shell completely. And they have very big mouths. http://www.digital-photo.com.au/

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Sea urchin What they eat:

Sea urchins eat algae, small fishes and sponges. They stun their prey with their sharp spines.

Habitat: Sea urchins live in rock pools and in kelp forests.

What they look like: Their mouth is located on the bottom of their body. They have almost invisible tube feet. Sea urchins usually are round and can be up to 14 inches wide. Most are about 2 to 5 inches wide. They are brown with red or yellow spots to bright red, orange, yellow, blue, or purple.

Banded Coral Shrimp What they eat: Banded coral shrimps

eat Parasites off of fish and polytheist worms.

Habitat: they are usually found hanging from rocks. They only live for 2-3 years.

What they look like: The Banded Coral Shrimp catches the eyes of most aquarists with their beautiful coloration and body shape. It has striking red and white bands across its body with fairly long pinchers and extra long white antennae. Combined with its prickly body texture

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