Corals growing slowly on reefs
A) Are always overgrown by faster growing corals, so they survive only by high larval recruitment
B) May maintain themselves by aggressive responses toward neighbors
C) Live only on the undersides of other corals
D) Tend to grow tall so as to shade out their neighbors
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Q18: If a disease exterminated all of the
Q19: Zooxanthellae
A) Are never found outside of their
Q20: Coral atolls
A) Are found strictly in the
Q21: Zooxanthellae benefit their coral hosts
A) Principally by
Q22: Mass spawning of many species on coral
Q23: Many sessile species often coexist on coral
Q25: Global warming is likely to affect coral
Q26: In corals, disease is associated with
A) Bleaching
B)
Q27: In regions with coral reefs
A) Diseases are
Q28: Coral diseases
A) Are strongly suppressed when sea
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