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diamong [38]
3 years ago
10

Coral reefs form when the calcite skeletons of coral build upon each other.

Biology
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deff fn [24]3 years ago
8 0
It is TRUE that coral reefs form when a<span> structure of calcite skeletons built up by coral animals in warm, shallow ocean water. </span>To form their skeletons, coral animals absorb the element calcium from the ocean water. The calcium is then combined with carbon and oxygen to form calcite (calcite is a mineral). When coral animals die, their skeletons remain. More corals build on top of them, gradually forming a coral reef.
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