Why Are Healthy Corals Brightly Colored

question 30

Multiple Choice

Why are healthy corals brightly colored?

• A)Corals secrete colorful pigments to warn predators that they are poisonous.
• B)Corals secrete colorful pigments to attract mates.
• C)Corals host symbionts with colorful photosynthetic pigments.
• D)Corals build their skeletons from colorful minerals.
• E)Corals secrete colorful pigments to protect themselves from UV light.

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