Great Barrier Reef Symbiotic Relationships

The Great Barrier Reef

Kalyan Krish Date

In the Great Barrier Reef there are many things. I am going to inform you about the symbiotic relationships, different types of coral reefs, why the Great Barrier Reef is important, the fish that live in the Great Barrier reefs and how the Great Barrier Reef is endangered.

Symbiotic Relationships There are many symbiotic relationships in the Great Barrier Reef. There are different types of symbiotic relationships. There are 3 types of symbiotic relationships. One type of symbiotic relationships is Mutualism. Mutualism is when two organisms work together while both of them benefit from each other. An example of mutualism is the clownfish
Commensalism is when where one organism benefits and the other organism is unaffected. An example of commensalism is the glass shrimp and the chocolate chip sea star. The glass shrimp will attach itself on the chocolate chip sea star so it can be the same color as it. When it does this the chocolate chip sea star is unaffected. Another example of commensalism is the pearlfish and sea cucumber. The pearlfish will use the sea cucumber as a hiding place from predators. The pearlfish will hide in the sea cucumber's anus when a predator comes by so it is not detected. The sea cucumber is unaffected by
On many of the cays there are breeding colonies of seabirds and marin e turtles. The Great Barrier Reef also has Raine Island the largest sea turtle breeding area. 6 of the 7 Marine turtle species are in the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef also lets people fish in it so people can fish in the Great Barrier Reef to get money (fish instead of getting a job). The Great Barrier Reef also provides lots of homes for different types of fish. This is why I think the Great Barrier Reef is