Where are the dinoflagellates located inside the coral polyp

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  Coral reefs, bleaching, and climate change

  1. Where are the dinoflagellates located inside the coral polyp?  
  2. What part of the dinoflagellate (the algae) is actually damaged by excess energy
  3. When stimulated by too much energy (light or heat), what does the algae begin to produce?  And how does this product impact the coral poly?
  4. Why is bleaching so detrimental to the coral animal itself?
  5. Why is bleaching damaging to the entire reef ecosystem?
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