Exploring coral reefs

Welcome! Click on this image. The teacher will tell you something...

After watching the documentary choose the right option. 
Good luck!

1. Corals are...
a. plants
b. animals

2. Polyps are...
a. stationary creatures
b. small creatures that can move around the sea

3. Corals grow...
a. fast
b. slowly

4. Corals can be...
a. hard
b. hard or soft

5. Corals reefs...
a. are not a good place for fish to hide
b. provide shelter for little fish and other sea creatures to hide

6. Nurse sharks...
a. usually attack humans
b. are harmless to humans

7. Coral reefs are a good place for...
a. whales to grow
b. algae and sponges to grow

8. The population of sea turtles is...
a. declining
b. growing

9. Sea turtles...
a. rely on the food that they get on the coral reefs
b. don't rely on the food that they get on the coral reefs

10. 
A parrotfish eats algae, polyps and limestone. When the parrotfish gets rid of all the crashed limestone, it produces...
a. coral reefs
b. fine sand


Discuss these questions with your classmates: 

1. Why is it important to protect sea turtles?
2. Why are coral reefs sometimes called the rainforests of the sea?
3. What can you do to protect coral reefs?