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Question 1: Where do we find the world's largest coral reef?

Near Australia.
Near the Caribbean Islands.

Question 2: What kind of organism is a coral polyp?

An animal with no back-bone.
Microscopic algae.

Question 3: What is a nematocyst?

The mouth of the coral polyp.
A kind of stinging cell found on the tentacles of the coral polyp.

Question 4: At which of these ocean temperatures would a coral reef grow best?

6 degrees Centigrade.
25 degrees Centigrade.

Question 5: What is zooplankton?

Very tiny animals drifting on the ocean currents.
A flat fish that likes to hide amongst the corals.

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