Introduction
Welcome to Marine Biology!!!
Today you will try to answer as many of these tough questions as possible. The Coral Reefs are in danger and need to be protected. So get those thinking caps on and lets get rolling in the deep!
Task
Get ready to use the intelligence of the internet to answer the following questions. Once you press the link, the information provided will help you answer the questions to the best of your ability.
Process
How do Coral Reefs form?
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/coral04_reefs.html
Where are Coral Reefs normally located?
Where is the largest coral reef
http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/coral/where.htm
How do Coral Reefs form?
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/coral04_reefs.html
Where are Coral Reefs normally located?
Where is the largest coral reef?
http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/coral/where.htm
Can you tell the difference of the aquarium reef and the ocean reef?
What are some abiotic and biotic components?
Describe the transformation of energy in ecosystems.
http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/kling/ecosystem/ecosystem.html
What is the total revenue generated from tourism and recreation from coral reefs?
What percentage of the coral reefs does the World Wildlife Fund predict will be under imminent risk of collapse?
https://www.sustainablebusinesstoolkit.com/coral-reef-ecotourism/
Do coral reefs protect people?
When was the Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF) created? By Whom?
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_corals/coral11_protecting.html
Study the graph of the pollution in the world's oceans.
What are some examples of the pollution found in coral reefs?
What place in particular includes many streams that drain into the Florida Bay, the Southwest Florida Shelf, the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Straits, and the Atlantic Ocean?
http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/corals/pollution.html
What color algae is found in the Caribbean mangroves and is used to treat small-cell lung cancer? (Hint: Look at the bullet points)
How doctors more likely to find new drugs on land or in the oceans?
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/habitats/oceanscoasts/explore/coral-reefs-and-medicine.xml
Study the picture of the food web and try to memorize the interactions between the different organisms.
Conclusion
Throughout history, coral reefs have changed completely. The population rise has increased the pollution and that has killed coral reefs. Everybody can help to try to preseve our reefs!!!