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珊瑚雖然可以自行捕食，但能力有限。為了生存，共生藻成為珊瑚的超級好夥伴。這些單細胞藻類，住在珊瑚蟲的細胞裡面，利用珊瑚產生的廢物為養分，利用陽光進行光合作用，再將光合作用產生的物質與珊瑚分享。當陽光、水溫、水質等一切的條件都適宜的時候，珊瑚和好夥伴共生藻彼此合作無間，除了提供珊瑚營養，還讓珊瑚增添色彩。不同種類的共生藻，加上珊瑚本身的螢光蛋白，讓珊瑚礁有著繽紛亮麗的各種面貌。

Corals are limited in their ability to forage on their own. As such, symbiotic algae are very helpful for their survival. Single-celled algae live within the cells of coral polyps, with waste from the coral as nutrients for the algae. The algae also require sunlight to carry out photosynthesis. The algae share substances they produce during photosynthesis with the coral. When conditions, such as amount of sunlight, water temperature, and water quality are all good, there is seamless cooperation between corals and their good partner - symbiotic algae. In addition to providing corals with nutrients, the algae add colors to their hosts. Different types of symbiotic algae and the fluorescent proteins of coral result in a variety of colorful coral landscapes.

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