Animal Kingdom Question 656
Question: A coral island with a central shallow lake is known as
[BHU 2001]
Options:
A) Coral reef
B) Atoll
C) Corallite
D) Diatomaceous sheath
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Coral reefs are of three types fringing, barrier and atoll. In atoll, a ring like a reef occurs around a lagoon, enclosing a shallow lake.
Corallite refers to the cup like the skeleton of a single coral polyp. The sedimentary deposits formed from the fossil remains of diatoms are known as diatomaceous earth.
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