Coral Bleaching Occurs ____

question 83

Multiple Choice

Coral bleaching occurs ____.

• A) when excessive runoff allows household bleach to enter coral reefs
• B) when reefs become pale because algae leave and polyps die
• C) when the water becomes too alkaline and polyps overgrow
• D) when the calcium carbonate skeleton of a reef becomes overgrown
• E) When there is an overgrowth of phytoplankton within the coral reef

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