Increases in temperature lead to coral bleaching because:
A) warmer temperatures cause the coral exoskeleton to break down
B) the stressed coral polyps lose their zooxanthellae
C) the stressed coral polyps are unable to acquire enough food
D) the warmer water is too turbid to allow light to penetrate down to the depth of the reef
E) the stressed coral polyps lose their zooxanthellae and the stressed coral polyps are unable to acquire enough food
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