2. What are coral reefs and where are
they found?
Coral reefs are some of the most ecosystems in theworld. They
are home to about 25% of all marine life. There are sponges, sea
slugs, oysters, clams, crabs, shrimp,sea worms, starfishand sea
urchins, also jellyfish and sea anemones,various types of fungi,
sea turtles, and many species of fish live in thecoral reefs.
3. Does the uk have coral reef
ecosystems
Coral reefsare notjust confinedtothe tropics wehave our own here
in Scotland!Likewarmwatercorals, cold-waterones havea beautiful
hard skeleton,and can form huge reefstructures withmany
associatedanimalsdependingon themfor shelterand food.Unlike
tropicalreefbuildingcorals, cold-watercorals can grow in thedark, in
deep,cold water,catching theirown food.Lopheliapertusais the
only reef-formingcoral in British
4. Where I got my information from:
http://www.snh.gov.uk/about-scotlands-
nature/species/invertebrates/marine-invertebrates/cold-water-
coral/