Saving Sea Turtles

What best describes the author's point of view?

• Turtles are dangerous to seagrass and sponges.

• Seaturtles sometimes need help surviving fishing nets

• Saving sea turtles is of little imortance to experts

• Fishing boats have created a safe place for sea creatures.

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What is the turtle excluder device used for?

• Excluding turtles from fun games.

• Keeping turtles on the land.

• Keeping turtles from getting stuck in nets.

• Keeping turtles at the bottom of the ocean.

This prevents sponges from taking over coral reefs and forcing other creatures out. What is the meaning of the word prevents in this sentence?

• helps open

• makes better

• becomes smaller

• keeps from happening

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Which of these statements would the author most likely agree with?

• Turtles can free themselves from nets without the help of a TED.

• Checking a TED takes too much time checking to be worth it.

• TED's must be checked often to make sure they are working.

• TEDs are too easily damaged in ocean waters to be useful.

The author believes it is important to help save sea turtles.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI.2.6

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CCSS.RL.5.6