The Oceans Are Drowning In Plastic

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Plastic is useful and durable. It is cheap, so it’s easy to throw away. It’s used in everything from car manufacturing to basic table utensils. It makes up straws and mechanical pencils, and it does not biodegrade; it only breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces.

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Plastics are a large percentage of the trash found in the ocean. This plastic often harms or kills marine life. Some sea creatures eat the plastic, and those creatures are then eaten by humans. So, humans may be consuming microplastics. To solve these issues, many countries are reducing the amount of plastic they produce. Individuals are helping as well, by reducing the amount of plastic they use, recycling when possible, and making sure plastic is properly disposed of.

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Plastics are a large percentage of the trash found in the ocean. This plastic often harms or kills marine life. Some sea creatures eat the plastic, and those creatures are then eaten by humans. So, humans may be consuming microplastics. To solve these issues, many countries are reducing the amount of plastic they produce. Individuals are helping as well, by reducing the amount of plastic they use, recycling when possible, and making sure plastic is properly disposed of.

Which of the following is a cause?

• "drown seabirds and ocean mammals"

• "populations of some varieties of fish"

• "dead zones in the oceans"

• "fertilizer that drains from farms"

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Lost fishing nets trap and drown seabirds and ocean mammals. People who live along the coast dump sewage and trash into the ocean that can harm ocean creatures. Fertilizer that drains from farms can create dead zones in the oceans. Too much fishing has destroyed populations of some varieties of fish.

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• "People who live along the coast"

• "lost fishing nets"

• "destroyed populations of some varieties of fish"

• "too much fishing"

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What type of supporting detail is, "...more than 80 percent of plastic waste in the oceans comes from land"?

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“We put all these plastics into the environment and we still don’t really know what the outcomes are going to be,” said Susanne Brander….

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“Plastics are non-biodegradable and merely break down into smaller and smaller pieces with exposure to sunlight.”

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“Now imagine it covered ankle-deep in plastic waste--piles of soda bottles and plastic bags, takeout containers by the mile, drinking straws as far as the eye can see.”

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"The United Nations Environment Programme says there could be as many as 51 trillion microplastic particles in our seas."

Why does the author identify the United Nations Environment Programme?

• This is an organization that is credible, so it gives credibility to the statistic.

• By attributing the statement to an organization, the reader can fact check.

• Citing sources is an important aspect of nonfiction reporting.

• All of the above.

What is the structure of this section: From Land to Sea

"So, how does all this plastic waste end up in the oceans? Some of it comes from ships and offshore oil platforms, but more than 80 percent of plastic waste in the oceans comes from land. Activities like the deliberate dumping of garbage into waterways and water pollution by plastic manufacturers contribute to some of this ocean trash, but mismanaged waste disposal appears to be the primary culprit."

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