Coral reef

Coral reef

By: Delilah

Location around the world?

Coral reefs are located in the tropical
oceans near the equator. The largest coral
reef is the great barrier reef in Australia.
The second largest coral reef can be found
off coast of Belize, Hawaii, the red sea and
other areas in tropical oceans.

Biotic/Abiotic factors found in your
ecosystem?

Biotic: Abiotic:

- Sun energy - Water
- Phytoplankton - Rock
- Algae - Pebbles
- Plants - Sand
- Fish
- Sea Jellies

Weather / Climate

The water temperature of 20-28 C
(68-82 F).

Plants/Trees/Animals:

Plants: Animals:
-Plankton
- Fish - Sharks -starfish
-alge
turtles - lobsters -clams - sea
- And other plants that convert light
Through energy into chemical energy - seahorses - sponge
Through photosynthesis.

EX: Of
producers/consumers/decomposers/scavenger
s
(Carnivore,herbivore,omnivore)

Producers: zooxanthellae, sponges, seaweed,
coralline algae, marine worms, marine algae,
plankton and phytoplankton.

Decomposers: Seaweed, coralline algae, marine
worms, plankton and phytoplankton.

Consumers:zooplankton, coral polyps, sponges,
mollusks, sea urchins, starfish and smaller fish.

Food web and food web:

Food web: Food chain:

3 Interesting facts:

Fact 1: Coral reefs coverless than 1% of the ocean.
Fact 2: Coral reefs are animals not plants.
Fact 3: Coral reefs are the largest structures on earth biological origin.

Resources/Credits

https://kids.kiddle.co/Coral_reef
https://reefci.com/2017/08/11/5-amazing-facts-about-coral-reefs/