Question

Consider the following types of Coral Reef and their prominent examples:

Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly matched:

• A. Only 1 and 3
• B. Only 2
• C. Only 2 and 3
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only 2

Fringing Reefs (Shore Reefs)
Fringing reefs are reefs that grow directly from a shore.
Barrier Reefs
Barrier reefs are extensive linear reef complexes that parallel a shore, and are separated from it by lagoon. Barrier reefs are far less common than fringing reefs or atolls, although examples can be found in the tropical Atlantic as well as the Pacific.
Atolls
An atoll is a roughly circular (annular) oceanic reef system surrounding a large (and often deep) central lagoon. Examples of this reef type are common in French Polynesia, the Caroline and Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the Cook Islands