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Scroll down to the topic your group is covering and use the prompts to help you organize your work:

__**Corals Close-Up**__

 * Describe the physical characteristics of a coral polyp.
 * How do corals reproduce?
 * How do corals eat? When do they eat?
 * How does a coral polyp grow?
 * How are coral reefs created?

__Coral Communities__

 * Where are coral reefs found?
 * Approximately how many species of plants and animals (or percentage of the world's species) live among the coral reefs?
 * Why do so many animals live in and among coral reefs?
 * Name at least five species that depend on coral reefs, describing how each relies on the reefs for survival.
 * Describe the symbiotic relationship between coral polyps and zooxanthellae (microscopic algae).
 * Why are coral reefs called the "rain forests of the sea"?

__Threats to Coral Reefs__

 * What are some natural threats to coral reefs?
 * Describe at least three human threats to coral reefs.
 * What is blast fishing, or dynamite fishing?
 * Why does overfishing affect the coral-reef communities?
 * How do people on land affect coral reefs?
 * How might a boater or a diver affect a coral reef?
 * How can we protect coral reefs?