I construct my home from tiny pieces of my environment, yet I can be destroyed in an instant. What am I?

Category: Science · Difficulty: expert

Hint: I thrive in warm waters and support diverse life.

Answer

A coral structure

Explanation

Coral reefs are built by tiny coral polyps that create structures from calcium carbonate; they are sensitive to environmental changes.

This is a expert science riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A coral structure.

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