What does it mean to "sustain" something?

To keep it going or maintain it

Which of the following is an example of "conservation"?

Planting trees to replace those that were cut down

If a lake has an abundance of fish, what does this mean?

There are a lot of fish in the lake

There are very few fish in the lake

Which of the following actions would help "sustain" a forest ecosystem?

Planting new trees after some are cut

A scientist is studying how pollution affects marine life. She finds that debris in the ocean is harming fish populations. Using evidence from the scenario, explain which vocabulary words are most relevant and why.

Debris and marine, because the waste is in the ocean and affects sea life

Abundance and legislate, because there are many laws about fish

Habitat and sustain, because the fish live in forests

Conservation and populate, because the fish are growing in number

Imagine a city wants to increase the abundance of birds in its parks. Which actions would be most effective, and which vocabulary words apply?

Plant more trees and protect nesting areas (abundance, habitat)

Remove all trees (debris, legislate)

Pollute the parks (marine, debris)

Ignore the birds (conservation, sustain)

A government passes a law to limit fishing in certain areas to help fish populations recover. Which vocabulary words best describe what the government is doing and why?

Legislate and conservation, because they are making laws to protect resources

Debris and habitat, because they are cleaning up the ocean

Abundance and marine, because there are many fish in the sea

Populate and sustain, because they are removing fish

A group of students wants to help sustain the local river ecosystem. Which plan would be most effective, and which vocabulary word applies?

Organizing clean-up days and planting native plants (sustain)

Throwing trash into the river (debris)

Removing all fish from the river (populate)

Building houses on the riverbank (habitat)

A scientist observes that a certain species of fish is starting to populate a new area of the ocean. What does this mean, and which vocabulary word applies?

The fish are beginning to live and grow in the new area (populate)

The fish are leaving the area (abundance)

The fish are cleaning the area (conservation)

The fish are making laws (legislate)

A city wants to legislate new rules to reduce debris in local parks. What is the city trying to achieve, and which vocabulary words are involved?

The city wants to make laws to reduce waste (legislate, debris)

The city wants to create more debris (abundance, debris)

The city wants to destroy habitats (habitat, sustain)

The city wants to ignore conservation (conservation, marine)

Vocabulary Quiz: Marine Conservation Terms

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word "abundance" mean?

A small amount of something

A very large quantity of something

Something that is missing

A type of animal

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word best describes the act of protecting natural resources for future generations?

Debris

Conservation

Habitat

Marine

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is "debris"?

Clean water

Broken or scattered pieces of waste

A type of fish

A law

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term refers to the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism?

Habitat

Legislate

Abundance

Debris

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean to "legislate"?

To clean up the ocean

To make or enact laws

To build a habitat

To collect debris

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word "marine" is most closely related to which of the following?

Forests

Mountains

The sea or ocean

Deserts

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CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a species "populates" an area, what does it do?

Leaves the area

Destroys the area

Lives and grows in the area

Cleans the area

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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Vocabulary Quiz: Marine Conservation Terms

What does the word "abundance" mean?

Which word best describes the act of protecting natural resources for future generations?

What is "debris"?

Which term refers to the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism?

What does it mean to "legislate"?

The word "marine" is most closely related to which of the following?

If a species "populates" an area, what does it do?

What does it mean to "sustain" something?

Which of the following is an example of "conservation"?

If a law is created to protect marine life, which vocabulary word best describes the action of creating this law?

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