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pages 84–85 of the textbook. underwater and lots of available sunlight.

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coast there is shallow continental shelf only 20–30 meters are still the important base of the food web. Microscopic
deep, which has given the Great Barrier Reef the chance plants live in the coral’s skin and produce sugars by
to form. photosynthesis. The corals absorb much of these sugars
for up to 90% of their food while the plants benefit from
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