Which among the following statements is/are correct about the symbiotic life of Corals?Algae gives carbon dioxide and other substances the coral polyp needs.Coral polyp gives off oxygen and other nutrients that the algae needs.Select the correct code from the options given below:

• A. Neither 1 & 2
• B. Only 2
• C. Both 1 & 2
• D. Only 1

Answer: (A)

Coral lives a symbiotic life. Inside the sac of each coral polyp lives one-celled algae called zooxanthellae.Algae gives off oxygen and other nutrients that the coral polyp needs to live and in return the polyp gives the algae carbon dioxide and other substances the algae needs.