By: Isaac Smith, 5 th Grade. Coral-ly Facts Facts Photos The coral reef is only about 125 feet deep. There are about 45 species of stony coral. All coral.

Coral Reef Ecosystem

By: Isaac Smith, 5th Grade

Coral-ly Facts

Facts Photos

• The coral reef is only about 125 feet deep.

• There are about 45 species of stony coral.

• All coral reefs are a an animal.

• Corals form reefs and that’s where they get their name from.

• Reefs can be hundreds of feet wide.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/coral-reefs is where I got my information at.

More Facts!!

Coral reefs have been around for millions of years.

Less than one percent of the ocean’s floor is covered in coral reefs.

Coral is made up of polyps.The polyps connect and make a

coral reef.

Coral Reefs Are Made Up of These Three Things

Fish

Plants

Other creatures like coral

All the fish that live in the coral reef:

Fishy SourcesI got my facts from:

http://www.softschools.com/facts/biomes/coral_reef_biome_facts/168/.

http://coral.org/coral-reefs-101/coral-reef-ecology/what-do-coral-reefs-need-to-survive/

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/coral-reefs

Thanks for listening!!!

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