Which of the following statements regarding Coral Bleaching is incorrect ........

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Which of the following statements regarding Coral Bleaching is incorrect?

Coral bleaching is the process in which due to adverse environmental conditions, the coral polyp dies and the Zooxanthellae algae unable to produce food for itself dies.

It is an outcome of rising temperatures of sea water and acidification of oceans.

Almost all the coral reefs including those around India are affected by it.

Apart from this, the Crown of Thorns starfish is another major threat to the corals.

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Explanation:

Coral bleaching caused by acidification or global warming leads to death of Zooxanthellae Algae which provides food to the coral polyps. As a result the corals starve and they too die eventually.
Crown of Thorns starfish is a coral eating starfish found across several reefs.