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100

What does the prefix "re-" mean in the word "reproduce"?

A) Again
B) Not
C) Before

 A) Again

100

"Men and women whose job is to collect oysters." Who are they?

A) Watermen
B) Fishermen
C) Farmers

A) Watermen 

100

Match the term "filter" with its function. A filter is used ___ .

A) To make dirty
B) To clean water
C) To catch fish

B) To clean water

100

What is another word for "filter"?

A) Block
B) Clean
C) Separate

C) Separate

100

What is the opposite of "clean"?

A) Dirty
B) Clear
C) Pure

A) Dirty

200

What does the suffix "-ery" mean in "hatchery"?

A) Place of
B) Full of
C) Without

A) Place of

200

"The place where eggs are grown and hatched." What is it?

A) Filter
B) Hatchery
C) Food Chain

 B) Hatchery

200

When someone studies sediment, they might be looking at...

​A) Colorful fish and coral
B) Baby chicks, or birds
C) Mud, sand, or rocks 

C) Mud, sand, or rocks

200

What is a synonym for "reproduce"?

A) Destroy
B) Create
C) Collect

B) Create

200

What is the OPPOSITE of "overharvesting"?

​A) Underharvesting 
B) Collecting
C) Fishing​

A) Underharvesting

300

Which root word in, "overharvesting" means, too much?

A) Harvest
B) Over
C) Estuary

B) Over

300

"These organisms depend on each other for survival, and if one dies, the others are affected." What is this called?

A) Overharvesting
B) Food Chain
C) Waterman

B) Food Chain

300

Overharvesting resources is a type of environmental threat that happens when...

​A) People take more than nature can replace/regrow
B) People separate clean water from dirt and waste
C) Tiny animals make hard skeletons in the ocean​

A) People take more than nature can replace/regrow

300

A synonym for "overharvesting" is:

A) Excessive collecting
B) Gathering
C) Storing

A) Excessive collecting

300

What is the antonym of "reproduce"?

A) Create
B) Destroy
C) Collect

B) Destroy

400

What does the suffix "-tion" mean in the word "filteration"?

A) Life
B) The action of
C) Not

B) The action of

400

"Matter such as mud or sand mixed into water." What is it?

A) Sediment
B) Reef
C) Habitat

A) Sediment

400

When someone is working in a hatchery, they might be...

​A) Purifying water
B) Taking care of baby animals
C) Collecting seashells​

B) Taking care of baby animals

400

Which of these is similar to "reef"?

A) Mountain
B) Underwater ridge
C) Riverbank

B) Underwater ridge

400

What is the antonym of "collect"?

A) Gather
B) Disperse
C) Harvest

B) Disperse

500

What does "habitat" mean when broken down into its roots?

A) A water body
B) A type of food
C) A place to live


C) A place to live

hab (Latin) = to live, or dwell, "where something lives or stays"

  • This root is found in words like habit, inhabit, and habitation

  • When we put the root hab (to live) with the word form, it means “the natural home or environment where a person, animal, or plant lives.”

500

"This is a body of water where ocean tides and river currents meet." What is it?

A) Habitat
B) Estuary
C) Reef

B) Estuary

500

When someone is protecting a habitat, it looks like they are... 

​A) Hunting land and/or water animals 
B) Depending on an organism to live
C) Saving land and/or water for animals​

C) Saving land and/or water for animals

500

Find a synonym for "habitat":

A) Environment
B) Ocean
C) Food

A) Environment

500

What is the opposite of "habitat"?

A) Shelter
B) Wilderness
C) Homestead

B) Wilderness