Coral Crisis (Drawing Conclusions) BOOT CAMP

Which sentence does not support the conclusion that reefs are important to ocean life?

• Fish lay their eggs on reefs.

• Fish hide in the reefs to escape their predators.

• Coral reefs can be seen from the air in very clear water.

• Without coral reefs, there would be fewer fish in the ocean.

Based on the information in the article, which of the following conclusions can be drawn?

• Farms are the coral reefs' worst enemies.

• There is no solution to the coral-reef problem.

• Some people collect pieces of coral for souvenirs.

• People need to understand what endangers the coral reefs if they are to be saved.

Scientists believe the coral reefs are in danger from

• ocean animals like lobster and squid.

• greenish-gold algae.

• too many fish eggs hatching in them.

• higher water temperatures caused by global warming.

When a coral reef loses its color

• it eventually dies.

• it is thrown away.

• it is eaten by lobsters.

• it can't eat algae.

How does land pollution get into the ocean?

• Beach sand gets into the ocean.

• Seaweed grow wildly.

• Algae contains pollution from the land.

• Streams and rivers carry pollution from the land into the ocean.