PTE Reading

Re-order Paragraphs

PTE · Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into a logical order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. If the heat persists and the algae do not return, the starved corals eventually die, and the reef collapses.
  2. When the surrounding water grows too warm, however, the stressed corals expel these algae and turn ghostly white.
  3. The algae supply the corals with food through photosynthesis, while the corals offer them shelter and nutrients.
  4. This abundance depends on a partnership between the corals and tiny algae that live inside their tissues.
  5. Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor, yet they shelter roughly a quarter of all marine species.

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