UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper 1 · Q87

Environment

Medium · Coral Reefs, Marine Ecosystems

Consider the following statements regarding the world's coral reefs:

1. Most of the world's coral reefs are found in tropical waters.

2. Over a third of the world's coral reefs lie within the territorial waters of Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

3. Coral reefs host a greater number of animal phyla than tropical rainforests do.

Which of the statements given above are correct?