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[108]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Coral reefs look like rocks, but they are built by tiny animals. Each coral polyp builds a limestone cup and lives beside its neighbours, forming a reef over centuries. Fish shelter in the reef, and the reef shelters the shore from waves. When water warms too much, corals expel the algae that feed them and turn white — bleaching. A bleached reef is not dead at once, but without its algae it starves." Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?

1.
Fish shelter in reefs
2.
Polyps build limestone cups
3.
Reefs shelter shores from waves
4.
A bleached reef is dead at once
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : A bleached reef is dead at once

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सही उत्तर A bleached reef is dead at once है।

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A bleached reef is not dead at once, but starves.

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[108]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Coral reefs look like rocks, but they are built by tiny animals. Each coral polyp builds a limestone cup and lives beside its neighbours, forming a reef over centuries. Fish shelter in the reef, and the reef shelters the shore from waves. When water warms too much, corals expel the algae that feed them and turn white — bleaching. A bleached reef is not dead at once, but without its algae it starves." Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?

1.
Fish shelter in reefs
2.
Polyps build limestone cups
3.
Reefs shelter shores from waves
4.
A bleached reef is dead at once

Correct Answer: A bleached reef is dead at once

A bleached reef is not dead at once, but starves.

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