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Coral Reef Teacher’s Guide

MARINE FOOD CHAIN ANSWER KEY

1. White tip reef shark 17. Moorish Idol
secondary consumer ‐ carnivore (page 2‐9)
secondary consumer ‐ omnivore; a bottom
2. Lettuce coral feeder
18. Gorgonian fan coral
primary producer (zooxanthallae), and second‐
ary consumer ‐ omnivore (polyps) (page 1‐2)
secondary consumer ‐ omnivore; a soft coral
3. Butterfly cod (lionfish) (page 1‐5)
secondary consumer ‐ carnivore (page 2‐10) 19. Sea anemone
4. Parrotfish secondary consumer ‐ carnivore
primary consumer ‐ herbivore (page 2‐8) 20. Mushroom coral
5. Soft coral primary producer (zooxanthallae), and secondary
secondary consumer ‐ omnivore; soft corals lack consumer ‐ omnivore (polyps) (page 1‐2)
zooxanthallae and feed entirely on passing plank‐ 21. Giant clam
ton (page 1‐5) primary consumer ‐ herbivore, and primary
6. Sea whips producer (zooxanthallae) (page 2‐8)
secondary consumer ‐ omnivore; a gorgonian soft 22. Six-banded trevally
coral (page 1‐5)
secondary consumer ‐ carnivore also known as
7. Brain coral jacks
primary producer (zooxanthallae), and second‐ 23. Trumpetfish
ary consumer; omnivore (polyps) (page 1‐2) secondary consumer ‐ carnivore
8. Olive sea snake 24. Coral cod
secondary consumer‐ carnivore secondary consumer ‐ carnivore; a grouper
9. Soft Coral 25. Yellow margin moray eel
secondary consumer ‐ omnivore (page 1‐5) secondary consumer ‐ carnivore
10. Feather star 26. Spotted seahorse

secondary consumer ‐ omnivore secondary consumer ‐ carnivore
11. Damselfish 27. Sponge
primary consumer ‐ herbivore; damselfish are a secondary consumer ‐ omnivore (plankton)
reef “farmer” that actively guard and grow small
28. Blue sea star
patches of algae as a food source (page 2‐8)
secondary consumer ‐ carnivore (page 2‐11)
12. Plate coral
29. Flowery flounder
primary producer (zooxanthalla e), and secondary
secondary consumer ‐ carnivore
consumer ‐ omnivore (polyps) (page 1‐2)
30. Branching coral
13. Vasiform sponge
primary producer (zooxanthallae), and secondary
secondary consumer ‐ omnivores (plankton)
consumer ‐ omnivore (polyps) (page 1‐2)
14. Cuttlefish
31. Emperor angelfish (juvenile)
secondary consumer ‐ carnivore (page 2‐13)
secondary consumer ‐ omnivore
15. Needle coral
32. Banded coral shrimp
primary producer (zooxanthallae), and secondary
secondary consumer ‐ carnivore; cleans parasites
consumer ‐ omnivore (polyps) (page 1‐2)
from anemones, corals and other hosts
16. Batfish (juvenile)
secondary consumer ‐ carnivore

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