Which whale species migrates to the Great Barrier Reef’s warm waters to breed?
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Humpback whale
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Which whale species migrates to the Great Barrier Reef’s warm waters to breed?
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Humpback whale
What substance forms the hard skeletons of most reef-building corals on the Great Barrier Reef?
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Calcium carbonate
What is the scientific name of the crown-of-thorns starfish found on the Great Barrier Reef?
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Acanthaster cf. solaris
Who gave the Great Barrier Reef its modern English name after surveying it in the early 19th century?
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Matthew Flinders
Which shark family includes the whale shark, a visitor to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef?
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Rhincodontidae
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What substance forms the hard skeletons of most reef-building corals on the Great Barrier Reef?
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Calcium carbonate
What is the scientific name of the crown-of-thorns starfish found on the Great Barrier Reef?
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Acanthaster cf. solaris
Which sea turtle species nests in large numbers on Raine Island in the Great Barrier Reef?
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Green sea turtle
Which giant bivalve species is found on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef?
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Tridacna gigas
What is the scientific name of the Great Barrier Reef’s green sea turtle?
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Chelonia mydas
What is the Great Barrier Reef’s northernmost island group at the entrance to Torres Strait?
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Torres Strait Islands