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How do warmer oceans and more acid in the water harm coral reef populations?

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The corals change their own colors to adapt to the water.

The corals attract more diverse types of fish to live.

The corals become bleached and have trouble growing.

The corals grow much larger and spread to new areas.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The corals become bleached and have trouble growing. Warmer water causes them to expel their symbiotic algae (bleaching), and increased acidity makes it harder to build calcium carbonate skeletons.