Who secretes calcium carbonate skeletons to form stony corals? This is the question of Magic Ocean Today’s Answer 7.20. If you answer it correctly, you will get a puzzle as a reward. So, who secretes calcium carbonate skeletons to form stony coral? Let us find out next.
1. Who makes stony corals by secreting calcium carbonate skeletons?
coral polyps
coral reef
2.Correct answer: coral polyp
3. Answer analysis:
Corals can be roughly divided into two parts: the coral tissue that covers the skeleton and the calcium carbonate skeleton that supports the tissue. Intuitively, the entire morphological structure of the coral symbiont comes from coral polyps. Every stony coral that can form a coral reef is formed by the accumulation of calcium carbonate skeletons secreted by coral polyps over many years.