Fact Friday
Some species of parrotfish secrete a cocoon of mucus to sleep in at night. They tuck themselves into the branches of a coral and snooze, worry free. The mucus keeps predators and parasites from being able to sense their location. Check out this video!
Photo Credit: Chris Mirbach
For Students
Below are online student worksheets that will reinforce and extend the knowledge you will learn in each unit of the Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum. There are three types of worksheets: Lessons, Watch It! worksheets that accompany educational YouTube videos, and Read It! worksheets that accompany our blogs.
1Ecology
2Classification
3Coral Anatomy
4Coral Feeding
5Coral Reproduction
6Life Cycle
7Distribution
8Environmental Conditions
9Coral Growth
10Reef Types
11Reef Zonation
12Food Web
13Conservation
14Meet a Scientist