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Coral Bleaching Animation— HHMI BioInteractive Video

Zoom into a coral reef and discover photosynthetic algae inside the coral’s cells. Reef-building corals rely on these symbionts for their survival. This stunning animation is perfect for all levels of biology and environmental science classes. Corals get their energy in part from microscopic symbiotic algae that live inside their cells. These algae, called zooxanthellae, produce sugar and other nutrients through photosynthesis. When ocean temperatures rise beyond a certain threshold, the symbiont’s photosynthetic machinery may be damaged and produce harmful reactive oxygen molecule, causing the corals to eject the algae. Without their golden-brown colored symbionts corals becomes a ghostly white in a process called bleaching and eventually die. Free classroom resources supporting this animation can be found at: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/bi...