OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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destroy itself after it has suffered a mild degree of pollution.
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allows the reef to mutate and eat visiting divers after it has suffered a mild degree of pollution
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relocate to a new area after it has suffered a mild degree of pollution
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recover after it has suffered a mild degree of pollution
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Detailed explanation-1: -Coral reefs provide habitat for a large variety of marine life, including various sponges, oysters, clams, crabs, sea stars, sea urchins, and many species of fish. Coral reefs are also linked ecologically to nearby seagrass, mangrove, and mudflat communities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Example of ecosystem with high biodiversity is tropical rain forest as seen in Amazon basin of south America. Such forests are also thriving in parts of central Africa and also in islands of Indonesia. In marine environment, coral reefs are example of high biodiversity aquatic ecosystems.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although they cover less than 0.1% of the earth’s surface, coral reefs are the most biodiverse marine ecosystem in the world. Coral reefs are home to: 4, 000 species of reef fish.