Home reading. The Great Barrier Reef

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1. Tiny

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Coral

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A creature

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Immensely

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A mangrove

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1. The conditions and water temperature are ideal for colonies of .....

coral polyps.

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2. Corals are among the most beautiful of ..... organisms.

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Corals develop the colours and complex structures for which the reef is ..... .

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While the size, shape and colour of coral formations ..... ....., they

are all the work of one type of ..... .

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With the continental shelf not far below the ocean’s surface, and

washed by the warm waters of the South Pacific Ocean, the perfect

environment was created for ..... . 

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2. Beneath the turquoise tropical waters there is a world of activity as

..... live out their lives building the reef.

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3. When corals colonise a site, they develop ..... for which the reef is

renowned.

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Just as beautiful as the coral of the reef are ..... .

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The shorelines of some continental islands have ..... and others are 

bordered by mangroves.

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The waters of the Great Barrier Reef were declared the Marine Park

..... .

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The Great Barrier Reef consists of more than 3,400 individual reefs

and 700 islands stretching a distance of 2,300 km.

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Corals are among the most colourful of marine organisms.

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Corals are simple, primitive organisms that have lived in tropical

seas for about 2 million years.

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Just as beautiful as the coral of the reef are the plants and animals

that live there.

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About 100 species of fish are known to live in the reef region, and

a half of them may be seen on a single reef.

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The islands of the reef are of two main types: ‘low islands’ and ‘con-

tinental islands’.

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Some continental islands lie far from the coast and rise from the water.

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The Marine Park Authority limits human activity on the reef and

allocates areas for a specific range of activities.