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there are no rivers or freshwater sources to feed the sea. The sea
therefore possesses no sources to generate oxygen or nitrogen.
Under normal circumstances the Red Sea should harbor very little
life. In fact, however, that coral survives easily in this unfavorable
environment, and also permits other organisms to live in it.
Green algae are the only elements that permit coral to survive
in these waters with no other life source. The coral gives the algae

a place to shelter inside itself, and thanks to the photosynthesis they
perform, the algae provide the coral with food and energy. Coral
uses all kinds of methods in order for algae to receive sunlight, their
all-important source of energy. For that reason, coral polyps gener-
ally closes in on themselves in the daytime, leaving only their exo-
skeletons outside. In this way, the sunlight easily reaches the algae
within, permitting the process of photosynthesis. In this way, the

coral also obtains the food it needs.
Coral meets all its food requirements with a system peculiar to
itself. These polyps secrete a digestive solution that weakens the
skin of the algae. By this method, 80% of all the nutrients photosyn-
thesized by algae emerge and enter the coral's own cells. 74 This
method employed by coral is a thoroughly planned one. Coral
knows that algae represent a rich food source, and for that reason,
it does not permit all the algae to die when it releases the dissolv-
ing substance to obtain the nourishment it needs. The amount re-

leased is just enough to assist the required amount of nourishment HARUN YAHYA
to be released.
The process of photosynthesis performed by algae also enrich-
es oxygen content of the sea water. Oxygen-enriched water broad-
ens the chain of life. The nitrogen level also rises, thanks to animal (ADNAN OKTAR)

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