At Home In The Coral Reefs

9 Questions | By Tgalloway | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 364

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1.

What does the word current mean in the sentence? A giant current runs through the deep water of the ocean.
- A.
  
  Something that happens in the present
- B.
  
  Water that moves in one direction
- C.
  
  Still water
- D.
  
  Salt water
2.

What does the word partnership mean in the sentence? In the ocean many of the plants and animals have a partnership.
- A.
  
  Way of hiding from each other
- B.
  
  Way of helping each other
- C.
  
  Swimming away
- D.
  
  Eating alone
3.

What does the word suburbs mean in the sentence? People use water on farms, in cities, and in suburbs.
- A.
  
  A place in the city
- B.
  
  A small cottage house
- C.
  
  A town close to the city
- D.
  
  A large apartment building
4.

Which of these is the name of the zillions of tiny animals that make a coral reef?
- A.
  
  Lagoons
- B.
  
  Skeletons
- C.
  
  Blue tags
- D.
  
  Coral polyps
5.

Which of these BEST describes how sand is formed?
- A.
  
  Over thousands of years, ocean waves pound skeletons of reef animals and plants into smaller and smaller bits, which eventually become grains of sand.
- B.
  
  Thousands of years ago, someone dropped soil on the beach, and it grew into sand from exposure to the sun.
- C.
  
  Over thousands of years, ocean waves pound garbage into tiny bits, which eventually become sand.
- D.
  
  No one knows how sand is formed; it is a mystery.
6.

Why does the author MOST LIKELY include this sentence? Divers who swim in the coral reef sometimes step on and break pieces of the reef.
- A.
  
  To show that divers need to be more careful when swimming in the ocean
- B.
  
  To suggest that the coral is not important to the animals of the ocean
- C.
  
  To show that the divers need a place to swim
- D.
  
  To suggest that the broken coral can grow back
7.

Which of these BEST describes something people can do to help the coral reef?
- A.
  
  They can work to keep oceans clean.
- B.
  
  They can build many more aquariums.
- C.
  
  They can grow coral reefs in laboratories
- D.
  
  They can grow coral reefs in laboratories
8.

Which of these is MOST LIKELY a lesson people can learn from a coral reef?
- A.
  
  Gobbies are not smart.
- B.
  
  Dead reefs can make sand.
- C.
  
  Building complex life systems is easy.
- D.
  
  Animals working together can accomplish much more than alone.
9.

Which of these is MOST LIKELY a way to avoid polluting our oceans?
- A.
  
  Do not go near the water.
- B.
  
  Add new fish to coral reef colonies.
- C.
  
  Dump all waste on the ground near the water.
- D.
  
  Recycle and reduce the amount of trash we make.