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- 2. A mineral used in glass making.
- 3. Tiny soft-bodied animals.
- 5. This underwater creatures population has increased dramatically over the years.
- 7. These have decreased due to shell-hunting tourists on the Great Barrier Reef.
- 9. The act to maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
- 10. These people spearfish along the reef.
- 11. This term can be used to describe why the reef is being stripped of its live coral and natural beauty.
- 12. This type of food provides the necessary nutrition to the coral polyps.
- 14. The Great Barrier Reef will become this in 10 to 20 years.
- 15. The Great Barrier Reef spans to this location.
- 17. The waters of the Great Barrier Reef contain a complex variety of life in a delicately balanced environment known as an...
- 18. This term is used to describe a range of different things.
- 19. One of the many minerals treasured by miners on the Great Barrier Reef.
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- 1. This type of fuel can cause pollution of the reef's waters.
- 3. This is one of the ecological factors of tourism affecting the Great Barrier Reef.
- 4. The largest living organism on earth.
- 6. These are tiny plants and animals from the water that pass through parts of their ecosystems.
- 8. These places are common for tourists who are traveling far from home.
- 13. The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of...
- 16. Unexpected changes in this may cause coral polyps to die.
