Why is climate change damaging to coral reefs?

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Coral are living creatures which need a certain narrow band of conditions in which to thrive.

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Last Answer : Calcium carbonate

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Last Answer : They die.

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Last Answer : quick, affecting

Description : A – More than one-fifth of the coral reefs are already lost.

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Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer

Description : Do frogs live in the coral reefs?

Last Answer : No. Corals are in salt water and frogs are fresh watee.

Description : How are coral reefs being destroyed?

Last Answer : coral reefs are being destroyed by a number of things, including ; global warming, over fishing and pollution. while there may be many more these are the main ones. Another way coral reefs are being ... for the the fish living inside the coral reef so they use crowbars to pry open the the coral

Description : The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in (a) Sundarbans (b) Chilka Lake (c) Gulf of Kachchh (d) Lakshadweep

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

Description : Consider the following statements: 1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. 2. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence. Which of the statement(s) given above is/ ... (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Last Answer : Ans: (c)

Description : The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of – (1) Temperate forests (2) Tropical rain forests (3) Savannahs (4) Scrubland

Last Answer : (2) Tropical rain forests Explanation: The term "coral reef' generally refers to a marine ecosystem in which the main organisms are corals that house algal symbionts within their tissues. ... 3) ample sunlight. They are therefore restricted to shallow waters of tropical and subtropical regions.

Description : Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called – (1) Clamitomonous (2) Foraminifera (3) Coral reefs (4) Diatoms

Last Answer : (3) Coral reefs Explanation: Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few ... reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups.

Description : To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park- (1) Andaman Islands (2) Gulf of Kutch (3) Lakshadweep Islands (4) Gulf of Mannar

Last Answer : (2) Gulf of Kutch Explanation: The government of India, in 1982, declared a core area of 110 km2 in the Gulf of Kutch as Marine National Park for the conservation of coral reefs. It is ... formations of the Gulf of Kutch represent one of the extreme northern limits of corals in the Indian Ocean.

Description : To conserve coral reefs, the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park (1) Gulf of Kutch (2) Lakshadweep Islands (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Andaman Islands

Last Answer : (1) Gulf of Kutch Explanation: For the protection of coral reefs, the Gulf of Kutch was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of the Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972. It is the first national marine park of India.

Description : Coral reefs are a specimen of –

Last Answer : Tropical rain forest

Description : What are coral reefs?

Last Answer : Corals are coelenterates living in limy skeletal cup which is secreted by the epidermis. After the death of organism, their skeleton, which is made up of calcium carbonate deposited at the bottom of ... years, they form rock like deposits known as coral reef. Sometime it causes accidents in sea. 

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Last Answer : (b) chemosynthetic bacteria

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Last Answer : C. Coral reefs

Description : To conserve coral reefs, the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park ; (1) Gulf of Kutch (2) Lakshadweep Islands (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Andaman Islands

Last Answer : Gulf of Kutch

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Last Answer : Gulf of Kutch

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Last Answer : Coral reefs

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Last Answer : Tropical rain forests

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Last Answer : Ans: (b)

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Last Answer : Need answer

Description : Why do reefs form in lines parallel to the shore rather than in deep water?

Last Answer : What is the answer ?

Description : Surf zone is: (A) The fathom line of 10 m depth (B) The fathom line of 5 m depth (C) The swell of the sea breaking on the shore or reefs (D) The coast line attacked by the waves

Last Answer : (C) The swell of the sea breaking on the shore or reefs

Description : How do you change old, damaging beliefs?

Last Answer : answer:I just force myself to remember that I only get this one life. This is it. I need to be as happy as I can be now, because I don't get another whack at it. I'd much rather ... , than the group that is so miserable in their own situation that they find satisfaction trying to drag others down.

Description : A steady state within the body is termed a) Homeostasis. When a change occurs that causes a body function to deviate from its stable range, processes are initiated to restore and maintain ... that is perceived as challenging, threatening, or damaging to the person's dynamic balance or equilibrium.

Last Answer : a) Homeostasis. When a change occurs that causes a body function to deviate from its stable range, processes are initiated to restore and maintain the steady state or homeostasis.

Description : What childhood books do you think are damaging?

Last Answer : “Damaging” in my opinion or people’s opinion? Because the examples you show us are from people who are so stuck in their own self-righteous head they make a mountain out of a molehill.

Description : Am I damaging my 26 month old grandson?

Last Answer : Now. He just thinks you’re magic. Gramps are supposed to be magic. He’ll ask when the time comes.

Description : How does a surgeon operate on a fetus without damaging the amniotic sac ?

Last Answer : The sac can reseal itself from a puncture. That’s why amniocentesis can be performed, because a needle is inserted into the sac and extracts a small amount of fluid, which is then analyzed for the baby’s chromosomes.

Description : Who was the most successful/damaging spy?

Last Answer : Bond. James Bond.

Description : What is the secret way that martial artists walk over rice paper with out damaging it?

Last Answer : Probably even weight distribution, the opposite of tip toe. Slowly place the entire foot and slowly apply weight as evenly as possible, and slowly shift weight from foot to foot when taking the next step, ... of force in time or space. There are many other tricks and feats and techniques and so on.

Description : How can I keep raccoons from taking apart and damaging my pond lights?

Last Answer : Use concrete to fix them more securely to the ground.

Description : Is it at all possible that walking or jogging seniors are damaging their knees?

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Description : Is it damaging to compress the sides of a memory foam mattress?

Last Answer : It might forgive you, but it will never forget ;)

Description : How can I cover up old wood paneling without painting or damaging it?

Last Answer : answer:I would use strip-able wallpaper. You can get a pattern you like or use strip-able paint-able paper and paint it any color you like. When it is time to move just peal it off the wall and no damage done.

Description : Is there any way I can transfer data from an ancient unformatted floppy disk without damaging any of the content?

Last Answer : answer:Your best bet is to talk to someone at Best Buy (the geek squad) or something. If they can't do it, they can probably direct you somewhere that can. Be VERY careful with the disk. Keep it away from ... that would mess it up. If you do get the data off it, go through and make it makes sense.

Description : What do you do, if anything, to prepare for a "damaging" thunderstorm?

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Description : How do I stop walking the way I walk and damaging my shoes?

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Description : How to know when I am revealing information that could be damaging to me?

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Description : How do you separate an African Violet without damaging it? (Details follow)

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Description : Do you feel that the unrelenting Obama-bashing by the vocal and racist minority is damaging to the USA?

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Last Answer : Go to the hardware store and get a reverse-tap drill bit. It’ll work like a charm.

Description : Is sleep deprivation induced (still fully aware of reality) hallucinations damaging in any way?

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Description : Which one do you think is more damaging; the 'indirect humiliation' or the 'direct humiliation'?

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Description : How can football be made less damaging?

Last Answer : I liked it better when football players weren’t expected to even have brains, and we didn’t have to worry about them.

Description : What's the best way to build up cardio without damaging your knees too much?

Last Answer : Stationery bike. pretend you are on your way to WalMart in the next town. i did this for a whole year. saved my knees and i picked up some arthritis medicine while i was there.