Coral reefs form a majestic world of biodiversity that we can spend all our lives exploring without fully understanding the intricacy of its dynamic, changing ecosystem and how it relates to marine life in general. The ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef is a delicate and fragile balance, with a food chain that has multiple levels in which every part is reliant on everything else. Activities: Biotic vs. Abiotic elements Coral Reef A food web consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.Each living thing in an ecosystem is part of multiple food chains. Coral polyps, the animals primarily responsible for building reefs, can take many forms: large reef building colonies, graceful flowing fans, and even small, solitary organisms. Coral reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Each food chain is one possible path that energy and nutrients may take as they move through the ecosystem. and nutrients may take as they move through the ecosystem. The food webs are a very important factor in the safeguard of the coral reef ecosystem...Food webs protect the fragile balance there is between species; there are just the right amount of predators and prey within the aforementioned trophic levels. We'll learn what a food web is and what coral reefs are and also take a look at a couple of specific examples of coral reef food webs. This lesson covers the food web and ecosystem of coral reefs. Coral Reef Food Web- Maybe for a Finding Nemo Unit Coral reefs were one of the most discussed topic in this class when talking… Coral reefs were one of the most discussed topic in this class when talking about biodiversity. Typically, there are five layers in ecosystem food webs which consist of: - Producers - Secondary consumers - Primary consumers - Tertiary consumers Producers are defined as an autotrophic organisms capable of producing complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules, and this can happen through processes like … -Other qualities of an ecosystem-Food chain-Food web – Apex predator, consumers, decomposers, producers-What happens when you remove an organism from ecosystem?