Vocab: List 1
This noun means a large amount of something. “There used to be an ___ of fish in the sea.”
Abundance
This verb means to change to fit a new situation, like a bear growing thicker fur for winter.
Adapt
Define overfishing.
When fish are taken from the sea faster than they can reproduce, so the fish population keeps getting smaller.
Unintended fish accidentally caught in a net (often during trawling). They often die. What is this called?
What is bycatch
Join with a transition in the middle: “Plastic is cheap. It harms sea animals.”
Plastic is cheap, yet it harms sea animals.
Name two words: (a) an animal’s natural home, and (b) a verb meaning to support or keep someone going.
(a) Habitat (b) Sustain
This verb means to throw away something you no longer need.
Discard
Why doesn’t plastic simply disappear in the ocean?
It does not easily degrade. It only breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces (microplastics).
People who live near this area are more likely to be affected by sea level rise
the coast. the beach
Fix the error: “Despite the water was cold, we went swimming.”
You must use despite
Despite the cold water, we went swimming
Trash and litter scattered around, such as fishing lines and nets lost at sea, is called this.
Debris
A sea lion gets twisted up in a fishing net and cannot move freely. What verb describes this?
Entangle (entangled)
True or false: sea level has been rising steadily for the past 2,000 years.
False. For the previous 2,000 years it hardly changed. It has risen about 5 to 8 inches since 1900.
What is the term for fish farming. A sustainable practice to raise noncarnivorous fish
What is aquaculture
Fix the error: Although sea turtles can adapt plastic still endangers them.
Although sea turtles can adapt, plastic still endangers them.
Fill in the blanks: “Millions of people ___ cities, and ___ animals like manatees live in the ocean.”
populate; marine
Wind and waves slowly wear away rock and land. What noun names this process?
Erosion
Give the two reasons a warmer planet makes sea level rise.
(1) Ice on land, like glaciers and ice sheets, melts and flows into the ocean. (2) Warm water expands and takes up more space.
A series of living things in which each one is eaten by the next
What is a food chain
What is this called: (Pool, 17)
Fill in the blanks: “Lawmakers ___ to protect wildlife. This protection of nature is called ___.”
legislate; conservation
Name the word for each: (a) to put something at risk, (b) to move a plant to a new place, (c) something you can physically touch.
(a) Endanger (b) Transplant (c) Tangible
About how much ocean plastic comes from land, and how does it get there?
About 80%. Storms wash litter into streams and rivers, which carry it downstream to the sea. The other 20% enters directly, like lost fishing lines and nets.
What is the best prevention for plastic pollution. Prevention or cleanup?
Prevention.
Microplastics are so tiny and widespread that they cannot be removed from the seas.
True or False: Paraphrase does not need a citation
False