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Treasures 4.4.5
Coral Reef
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| coral | small, marine animals that remain in one place throughout their adult lives and produce a hard skeleton |
| reef | a structure in shallow ocean areas that is formed mainly by stone-like coral skeletons |
| partnership | an association of two or more people acting together |
| current | a body of water moving in a definite direction |
| eventually | in the end, especially after a long delay |
| brittle | hard but likely to break easily |
| suburb | an outlying district of a city |
| variety | being different or diverse |
| diameter | a straight line passing from side to side through the center of a body or figure |
| colony | an area under the political control of another country |
| algae | aquatic plant of a group that includes the seaweeds and many single-celled forms |
| fertilizer | a chemical or natural substance added to soil to increase its fertility. |
| larvae | the active immature form of an insect |
| existing | already or previously in place, before being replaced, altered, or added to |
| sprawling | spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way. |