World Coral Reefs
Instructions: Famous coral reefs and marine ecosystems
- 1.
The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, is located off the coast of which country?
AAustraliaBPhilippinesCIndonesiaDFiji - 2.
Coral reefs are sometimes called the 'rainforests of the sea' because they support what?
ADense vegetationBLarge treesCEnormous biodiversityDHigh rainfall - 3.
The Belize Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest barrier reef in which hemisphere?
ANorthernBWesternCSouthernDEastern - 4.
Coral bleaching occurs when corals expel the algae living in their tissues, primarily due to what environmental stress?
ALower salinityBStrong windsCIncreased rainfallDRising water temperatures - 5.
The Red Sea is known for having some of the world's most pristine coral reefs. Which two continents does it separate?
AAfrica and AsiaBAsia and AustraliaCAfrica and EuropeDEurope and Asia - 6.
An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef that encircles what?
AA harborBA lagoonCAn islandDA volcano - 7.
The Maldives, a nation of coral atolls in the Indian Ocean, faces which major threat from climate change?
ADroughtBRising sea levelsCExtreme coldDVolcanic eruptions - 8.
What is the primary building material that coral polyps use to construct reefs?
ACalcium carbonateBSilicaCIron oxideDCalcium phosphate - 9.
The 'Coral Triangle,' the global center of marine biodiversity, spans the waters of six countries in which region?
AIndo-PacificBNorth AtlanticCCaribbeanDMediterranean - 10.
Approximately what percentage of marine fish species depend on coral reefs at some point in their life cycle?
A5%B10%C25%D50% - 11.
The Great Barrier Reef stretches approximately how many miles along the Australian coastline?
A500 milesB1,400 milesC2,000 milesD1,000 miles - 12.
Which type of relationship do corals have with the tiny algae (zooxanthellae) that live within them?
AParasiticBPredatoryCCompetitiveDSymbiotic - 13.
Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor but support approximately what fraction of all marine species?
AOne-thirdBOne-tenthCOne-quarterDOne-half - 14.
The Mesoamerican Reef, the second-largest barrier reef in the world, extends along the coast of which region?
ANorthern AustraliaBCentral America and MexicoCWest AfricaDSoutheast Asia - 15.
Charles Darwin proposed a theory about the formation of which type of coral reef structure?
AFringing reefsBPatch reefsCAtollsDBarrier reefs