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Describe how coral rocks are formed

Describe how coral rocks are formed

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sharon
- tiny marine organisms called coral polyps live in colonies in the sea
- polyps extract calcium from the sea water to make their shells
- the polyps die and their hard skeletons of calcium carbonate accumulate into solid mars
- successive colonies grow
- space between the dead corals polyps are cemented by Algae to form coral rocks
sharon kalunda answered the question on April 17, 2019 at 11:08

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