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Are corals plants and animals?
Corals are plant-like animals.
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How much money does Australia make from their coral reefs?
2 Billion Australian dollars
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What is coral bleaching?
When the algae die, due to slight temperature changes, it leaves the coral defenceless and starving. The term “bleaching” is from the loss of colour in the corals after the algae leave.
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How many jobs do the coral reefs provide?
About 39,000 jobs
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What does the warming ocean corals do to the corals?
It kills off the algae that helps feed the corals./bleaches coral.
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How much money is made by fishing each year in the coral reefs?
162 Million Australian dollars
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What is El Nĩno?
A climate cycle in which the temperatures over terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems are unusually warm due to the absence of winds from the Pacific Ocean.
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What class are the corals in? (Class as in the classification of the corals. E.g., Kingdom, Phylum)
Anthozoa
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