Quiz  /  Coral Reef

  • 1. 
    How are coral reefs made?

  • From small living organisms call polyps
  • From hardened lava from volcanoes
  • From rocks that are forced up from the ocean floor
  • From hardened sea salt

  • 2. 
    What do polyps eat?

  • Seaweed
  • Plankton
  • Fish
  • Crustaceans

  • 3. 
    Where would you not expect to find a coral reef?

  • Near the coast
  • Near the equator
  • Near an island
  • At the north pole

  • 4. 
    The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of what country?

  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Cuba
  • Australia

  • 5. 
    Which type of coral reef forms a ring around a lagoon of water?

  • Atoll
  • Fringe reef
  • Barrier reef

  • 6. 
    Which type of coral reef forms close to the shore line?

  • Atoll
  • Barrier reef
  • Fringe reef

  • 7. 
    Which type of coral reef can form far away from the shore line?

  • Fringe reef
  • Atoll
  • Barrier reef

  • 8. 
    Which zone of a coral reef is where the reef is at its highest point and the waves break?

  • Shore zone
  • Crest reef zone
  • Inner reef zone
  • Fore zone

  • 9. 
    True or False: Coral reefs often help protect the shore line from erosion.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 10. 
    How do humans damage coral reefs?

  • Bumping into them with boats
  • All of the above
  • Pollution
  • Overfishing
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