Sources of food and other essential nutrients for corals include all of the following except:
A) Nutrients released by zooxanthellae.
B) Calcium carbonate from shells.
C) Dissolved organic matter (DOM) from the water.
D) Zooplankton captured by the tentacles.
E) Capture of food using mesenterial filaments.
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Q1: Besides reef-building corals,the most important organisms that
Q2: Reef-building corals are classified as:
A)Zooxanthellae.
B)Metamorphic.
C)Ametamorphic.
D)Hermatypic.
E)Ahermatypic.
Q4: Which of the following organisms is least
Q5: In addition to zooxanthellae,what is the other
Q6: Which of the following is not used
Q7: The expulsion of zooxanthellae due to unfavorable
Q8: Reef-building corals grow only in shallow water
Q9: Zooxanthellae are essential to reef-building corals because
Q10: Eutrophication is very detrimental to the development
Q11: Spur-and-groove formations,or buttresses,appear to be the result
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