Living things and non-living things interact with each other in a coral reef ecosystem. Coral reef is composed of non-living components such as water and sand. It serves as breeding place for fish, crustaceans, mollusks, cnidarians, sponges and echinoderms. Their interaction enables the survival of living things and affect non-living things. Can you identify the living and non-living things in Coral Reef Ecosystem? Discuss their interaction.
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The living things in the coral reef ecosystem are:
Fishes, corals and any other sea plants
The non-living things are:
Water and Sand
The living things need the non-living things to survive (water) another example is the way stingrays hide from their predators, they cover themselves in the sand. This is how they interact. The non-living things can be of use to the living things :)