Environmental Problems
What is happening to sea levels as the planet becomes warmer?
They are rising.
Are single-use products used once or many times before being discarded?
Once.
What small creatures are scientists turning to for help with plastic waste?
Mealworms.
바다의
marine
Name the TWO natural disasters mentioned in the passage.
Forest fires and floods.
About what percentage of plastic is produced for single-use products?
About fifty percent.
Mealworms are the larvae of a certain insect. What is the insect?
버리다
discard
What may have provided us with solutions to environmental problems?
What percentage of the world’s plastic waste has been recycled so far: less than 10% or more than 50%
Less than 10%.
What lives inside mealworms and can break down plastic?
Special bacteria.
분해하다
break down
According to the passage, who is a major contributor to the destruction of nature?
Humans.
How much plastic ends up in the ocean every year?
Between 8 and 14 million metric tons.
Why can mealworms feed on plastic?
Because bacteria inside them can break down plastic.
Complete the sentence with ONE word: “Plastic waste puts many marine species in ______.”
danger
Plastic is causing pollution in TWO places. What are they?
Soil and water.
Does “fifty percent” refer to plastic produced for single-use products or plastic recycled so far?
Plastic produced for single-use products.
Scientists have TWO goals for the bacteria. What are they?
To cultivate them outside mealworms and speed up their breakdown of plastic.
Complete the sentence with TWO words from the passage: “Scientists want to ______ ______ the process by which bacteria break down plastic.”
speed up