Question

Symbiosis must benefit both parties. How does the dinoflagellate benefit by being ingested and living inside its partner?

What feeding adaptation must the coral have undergone in order to be a symbiotic host for the dinoflagellate?

The symbiont host (e.g. coral) benefits by digesting some of the starch created during photosynthesis. What adaptation must the dinoflagellate have undergone in order to make this relationship work?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

probably the dinoflagellate obtains food in a simpler form...as in smaller molecules to digest....

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The clear waters near the equator are nutrient poor and coral do not have the resources to produce their own energy; they rely on their photosynthetic symbionts for energy.
The microalgal symbiotes of tropical corals colonize the tissue of the coral in dense populations (Figure 2). The dinoflagellates symbiotes of coral conduct photosynthesis and instead of retaining the products of photosynthesis for their own use, release most of it into the tissue of the coral, which gives it enough energy to form calcium carbonate skeletons.1 As the coral metabolizes the products of photosynthesis, the waste produced is recycled to the dinoflagellates in the form of inorganic nutrients and CO2.4 Eventually, the coral produces a large enough skeleton to be stable and withstand waves in shallow waters
source- https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Microalgal_symbionts:_The_coral-dinoflagellate_relationship

Answer 5

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