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Which member of the following food chain is most likely to be affected by mercury, a pollutant? Algae - zooplankton - salmon – bear

• algae

• salmon

• zooplankton

• bear

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1. What is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity on Earth?

• habitat destruction

• loss of drinking water

• decrease in food supply

• pollution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

1. What does the Endangered Species Act do?

• It provides food for endangered species.

• It protects organisms that are near extinction and their environments

• It protects populations of animals from predators

• It protects endangered plant species only.

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1. The naturally occurring element, Mercury is

• A household cleaning solution
• A bio-accumulative heavy metal
• A non toxic rare metal
• A water soluble isotope

The acronym I.W.C. stands for

• International Water Commission
• International Water Company
• International Whaling Commission
• I Want Commission

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CCSS.RF.3.3C

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Flipper and the television show centered around the ‘actor’ could be considered responsible for

• Polluting the Gulf of Mexico
• The launch of the aquarium performance shows and the captive dolphin show tourism industry
• Inventing the television commercial star cartoon character Charlie the Tuna
• Topping the ratings charts for cartoon series of all time

Dolphins navigate, communicate and socialize through the use of

• Sonar, sound or squeaky whistles, and touch
• Through GPS, wireless and text messaging
• Sounds that they learn from humans
• Sensory nerves located in their fins

The Cove, the movie, takes place in

• Hollywood
• Pensacola, Florida
• Taiji, Japan
• Covington, Louisiana

Minimata Disease, was the name given to

• A Software virus in the late 1990s that wiped out NASAs computer system

• The sickness of Mercury poisoning associated with industrial pollution in the city of Minimata, Japan

• The harvesting of dolphins in Japan by those who wanted the practice stopped

• The symptoms that dolphin fishermen displayed when fishing on the Sea of Japan

Is a shark a tide pool animal?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe