This book is dedicated to my wonderful son who loves exploring Florida’s reefs just as much as I do and to my 3 year old class of 2015-2016 who has had so much fun learning about coral reefs.
Frank, I love you to the moon and back.
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Aa
Many people mistake corals and anemones as plants, but they are actually animals.
Green anemone
2
Coral reefs are a precious resource in the ocean because of their beauty and biodiversity.
Bb
3
Cc
Crustaceans are a group of animals probably best known for their hard outer shell.
As the animal grows, this shell must be removed and discarded.
4
Diving on a coral reef is like entering another world. There has been less time and money exploring the world's oceans than we have the surface of the Moon.
Dd
5
The echinoderms are a group of animals that includes starfish, urchins, feather stars, and sea cucumbers.
Ee
Cushion Star
6
Ff
Some of the most colorful and diverse groups of animals in the sea is that of the coral reef fishes.
7
Aquatic food webs are complex groups of organisms
that perform different functions in the ecosystem.
Gg
8
Some fish like the parrotfish are herbivores, they use their large, beak-like mouths to scrape micro-algae from the surfaces of coral colonies.
Hh
Parrotfish
9
Reefs in the Florida Keys provide an incredible habitat and protect coastlines.
Ii
10
Corals are actually ancient relatives of the jellyfish and anemones.
Jj
11
Marine mammals comprise a group of animals known as the cetaceans, which includes the dolphins and whales.
Kk
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin
12
Spiny lobsters make their homes in crevices of coral reefs, sponge flats, and other hard-bottomed areas.
Ll
13
Mollusks comprise a group of soft-bodied animals
that includes snails, clams, and sea slugs.
Flame Scallop
Mm
14
Fish that dwell on coral reefs differs in a number of ways from other fish. They have thin, flattened bodies that are effective in making sharp turns.
Regal Tang
Nn
15
This octopus is probably one of the most well known mollusks. When it feels threatened, it can release a cloud of black ink. They feed on crustaceans and fish.
Oo
Pacific Octopus
16
Coral reefs and the magnificent creatures that call them home are in danger of disappearing if actions are not taken to protect them.
Pp
17
Queen angelfish are reef dwellers and get their royal name from the speckled, blue-ringed black spot on their heads that resembles a crown.
Qq
18
Reefs only occur in shallow areas that are reachable by sunlight because of the relationship between coral and algae.
Rr
Sombrero Key Lighthouse.
19
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This book is dedicated to my wonderful son who loves exploring Florida’s reefs just as much as I do and to my 3 year old class of 2015-2016 who has had so much fun learning about coral reefs.
Frank, I love you to the moon and back.
Created & published on StoryJumper™ ©2025 StoryJumper, Inc.
All rights reserved. Sources: storyjumper.com/attribution
Preview audio:
storyj.mp/afv3cxyti4i7
Aa
Many people mistake corals and anemones as plants, but they are actually animals.
Green anemone
2
Coral reefs are a precious resource in the ocean because of their beauty and biodiversity.
Bb
3
Cc
Crustaceans are a group of animals probably best known for their hard outer shell.
As the animal grows, this shell must be removed and discarded.
4
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"Life on a Coral Reef"
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