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13.  Corals are variously coloured. However,  14.  These animals are found in coral reef
                       a few corals have been recently seen to     and are called earthworms of the sea.
                       develop white colour. This white color      They are
                       is due to                                   a.    Sea Anemones
                       a.   White coloured zooxanthellae.          b.    Jelly fish
                       b.   Loss of algae from corals due to sea   c.    Sea Cucumber
                             water warming called coral bleaching   d.   Dugong
                       c.   Discolouration of corals due to ocean
                             acidification.
                       d.   Genetic change



                     E   L  A  F   H  O   R  R   A  L  G   A  E
                     S   L  H  E   N  E   D  A   A  P  S   A  E
                     C   L  A  E   I  F   S  C  U   E  L   T  I             C      14.         B      7.
                     I  O   S  R   E  Y   I  E   T  L  U   O  S             B      13.         A      6.
                     M   N  R  E   G  P   S  S  E   A  G   L  P

                     V   A  R  A   O  L   O  H  H   E  N   L  O             C      12.         C      5.
                     B   A  E  R   L  A   T  L   A  G  O   O  N             D      11.         B      4.
                     L   N  E  O   B  N   D  N  Y   K  A   R  G
                     A   A  F  P   A  K   A  G   A  P  T   S  E             B      10.         B      3.

                     S   E  Y  X   Y  T   C  A   L  I  C   L  E             B      9.          D      2.
                     E   C  O  H   M  O   L  L  U   S  C   U  H
                     E  O   S   I  I  N   D  I  A   A   I  G  A             B      8.          B      1.
                     Z   H  B  R   J  E   L  L  Y   F   I  S  H                                        Answers to the Coral Quiz



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