Vocabulary Quiz: Marine Conservation Terms

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

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

• Debris

• Conservation

• Habitat

• Marine

What is "debris"?

• Clean water

• Broken or scattered pieces of waste

• A type of fish

• A law

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

• Habitat

• Legislate

• Abundance

• Debris

What does it mean to "legislate"?

• To clean up the ocean

• To make or enact laws

• To build a habitat

• To collect debris

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

• Forests

• Mountains

• The sea or ocean

• Deserts

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

What does it mean to "sustain" something?

• To ignore it

• To keep it going or maintain it

• To throw it away

• To break it

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

• Throwing trash into a river

• Planting trees to replace those that were cut down

• Ignoring pollution

• Destroying animal habitats

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

• Legislate

• Debris

• Abundance

• Habitat