ECOLOGY
CHEMICAL CYCLES
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plants
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cows
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corals
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decomposers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Massive reef structures are formed when each individual stony coral organism-or polyp-secretes a skeleton of calcium carbonate.
Detailed explanation-2: -They pump hydrogen ions (H+) out of this space to produce more carbonate ions (CO32-) ions that bond with (Ca2+) ions to make calcium carbonate (CaCO3) for their skeletons.
Detailed explanation-3: -Animals of the coral reef need calcium carbonate to build their skeletons.
Detailed explanation-4: -Corals are tiny marine invertebrates that typically live in colonies, secreting calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hard corals, also known as scleractinian and stony coral, produce a rigid skeleton made of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in crystal form called aragonite. Hard corals are the primary reef-building corals.