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From: http://www.misssimpson.com/coral-‐reef.htm
Name: __________________________
Coral Reef Webquest
This website is designed to help you gain a better understanding of coral reefs and their conservation . You need to complete the series of activities outlined below and answer any questions on this sheet. Have fun! Go to the website: http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcorals/interactivereef/#about or if this fails to load go to www.google.com and in the question toolbox type “Coral reef interactive”. Select the website that has ‘coralreef.noaa’ in the address from the list generated for you. The website homepage should look like the picture below.
Move you mouse over the picture on the website to answer the following: Q1. How long can green sea turtles hold their breath underwater for? __________________
Q2. How do hammerhead sharks locate food hiding in the sandy seafloor? ______________
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Q3. What is “shark finning”? _________________________________________________________
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Q4. When do parrotfish sleep? _______________________________________________________
Q5. Complete the sentence about Blue Parrotfish: Their ____________ are fused into a strong
parrot-like ______________ strong enough to pulverize ________________ and ______________
pieces into sand.
Q6. What is the role on the reef of the Nassau Grouper? _______________________________
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Q7. When are Caribbean Spiny Lobsters most active? _________________________________
From: http://www.misssimpson.com/coral-‐reef.htm
Q8. What is the biggest threat to the Queen Angelfish? ________________________________
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Q9. What is the role of Elkhorn Coral? ________________________________________________
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Q10. Complete this sentence bout Staghorn Coral: This ___________ coral is made of many
tiny _____________ that grow together in the shape of a ___________________ antlers.
Q11. What is the biggest threat to the Yellow Tube Sponge? ____________________________
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Next go to the website http://www.ausarabexplore.info/interactives/coral/coral.html to play the Reef Game.
Write your score in the box below.
Lastly, go to http://game.reefcheckaustralia.org to play the Reef Check Game.
Write your score in the box below.
END OF WEBQUEST