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Corals belong to the Ppylum Cnidaria and class Anthozoa. Corals exist as individual polyps or in colonies.<ref>NOAA, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Coral 101. NOAA. Web. 5 Mar 2014. <http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcorals/coral101/>. </ref>. | Corals belong to the Ppylum Cnidaria and class Anthozoa. Corals exist as individual polyps or in colonies.<ref name="NOAA">NOAA, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Coral 101. NOAA. Web. 5 Mar 2014. <http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcorals/coral101/>. </ref>. | ||
*talk about what a Polyp is and where they are found <ref>Gray, Susan Heinrichs. Coral Reefs. Minneapolis, Minn: Compass Point Books, 2000. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 22 Feb. 2014.</ref> | *talk about what a Polyp is and where they are found <ref name="Coral Reefs">Gray, Susan Heinrichs. Coral Reefs. Minneapolis, Minn: Compass Point Books, 2000. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 22 Feb. 2014.</ref> | ||
==Anatomy== | ==Anatomy== | ||
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*Describe the different parts that make up the Polyp and what they do. (Tentacle, mouth, basal plate, etc.)<ref> Pechenik, J. A. . Biology of the invertebrates. sixth. McGraw-Hill, 2010. print. | *Describe the different parts that make up the Polyp and what they do. (Tentacle, mouth, basal plate, etc.)<ref name="Pechenick"> Pechenik, J. A. . Biology of the invertebrates. sixth. McGraw-Hill, 2010. print. | ||
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*Define symbiosis. | *Define symbiosis. | ||
*Explain how Polyps and Zooxzanthellae have a symbiotic relationship. (what each does for each other)<ref | *Explain how Polyps and Zooxzanthellae have a symbiotic relationship. (what each does for each other)<ref name="NOAA" /> | ||
*Explain how through this relationship both are mutually benefited. | *Explain how through this relationship both are mutually benefited. | ||
*Explain how the relationship is also obligative. Meaning that, in most cases, neither can live without the other. | *Explain how the relationship is also obligative. Meaning that, in most cases, neither can live without the other. | ||
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Revision as of 16:37, 5 March 2014
Coral Polyps
Corals belong to the Ppylum Cnidaria and class Anthozoa. Corals exist as individual polyps or in colonies.[1].
- talk about what a Polyp is and where they are found [2]
Anatomy
- Describe the different parts that make up the Polyp and what they do. (Tentacle, mouth, basal plate, etc.)[3]
- Explain how nerve cells loosely connect Polyps to one another creating a nerve net between a colony of Polyps
Symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae
- Define symbiosis.
- Explain how Polyps and Zooxzanthellae have a symbiotic relationship. (what each does for each other)[1]
- Explain how through this relationship both are mutually benefited.
- Explain how the relationship is also obligative. Meaning that, in most cases, neither can live without the other.
Stony Coral and Soft Coral Coral
- Stony corals make a calcium carbonate skeleton, soft corals do not do this
Feeding
- How Polyps are able to use their tentacles to pull in zooplankton and small fish to their mouths
Reproduction
- Explain the process of reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NOAA, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Coral 101. NOAA. Web. 5 Mar 2014. <http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcorals/coral101/>.
- ↑ Gray, Susan Heinrichs. Coral Reefs. Minneapolis, Minn: Compass Point Books, 2000. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 22 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ Pechenik, J. A. . Biology of the invertebrates. sixth. McGraw-Hill, 2010. print.