Lesson 20: Animals Needs and Animal Tracking



Lesson 25: Marine Pollution Assessment

1. Which choice contains another term for pollution AND the proper definition?

a. Poison—any substance that belongs in an environment

b. Garbage—any substance that belongs in an environment

c. Contaminant—any substance that does not belong in an environment

d. Molecule—any substance that does not belong in an environment

2. Pollutants that are considered to be anthropogenic

a. interfere with human activities.

b. have no affect on human activities.

c. are the result of human activities.

d. assist with human activities.

3. Which examples of organic and inorganic wastes are correctly paired?

a. Organic pollutant—mercury,

Inorganic pollutant—sewage

b. Organic pollutant—lead,

Inorganic pollutant—pet waste

c. Organic pollutant—sewage,

Inorganic pollutant—oil and gas

d. Organic pollutant—oil and gas,

Inorganic pollutant—lead

4. A cyclical process for creating a solution to a problem is known as the

a. Engineering Design Process.

b. Science Design Process.

c. Problem Solving Process.

d. Simple Problem.

5. Ocean-based pollution is found in greatest concentration

a. in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.

b. along coastline only.

c. along shipping lanes only.

d. along both coastlines and shipping lanes.

6. Plastic is not biodegradable, but it does break down into small particles called

a. plastic particles.

b. plastic nodules.

c. plastic tid-bits.

d. plastic pieces.

7. In recent years, it has become evident that human activities are negatively impacting ocean ecosystems and marine animals. Marine debris, most of which originates on land, has even been observed washed up on the shores of the most remote islands of the world. Discuss why marine debris is a serious problem.

Be sure to include the following:

a. At least two examples of marine debris and how each enters the ocean

b. Examples of how two specific organisms are affected by marine debris

|Criteria/Score |4 |3 |2 |1 |

|Types of Marine Debris |Response clearly, thoroughly, and |Response clearly and accurately |Response identifies two |Response contains weak |

| |accurately describes two examples of|describes two examples of marine |examples of marine debris |description of examples |

| |marine debris and their origin, such|debris and their origin, such as |but descriptions lack |of marine debris, or |

| |as ghost gear intentionally or |ghost gear intentionally or |detail, or only one example |description is |

| |unintentionally abandoned by |unintentionally abandoned by |is thoroughly described. |superficial or |

| |fishers, litter entering through |fishers, litter entering through | |inaccurate. |

| |runoff, items lost from cargo ships,|runoff, items lost from cargo ships,| | |

| |and so on. |and so on. | | |

|Organisms Affected by |Response clearly, thoroughly, and |Response clearly and accurately |Response identifies two |Response contains weak |

|Marine Debris |accurately describes two examples of|describes two examples of how marine|examples of organism |description of organisms |

| |how marine organisms can be affected|organisms can be affected by marine |affected by marine debris |affected by marine |

| |by marine debris, such as sea |debris, such as sea turtles |but descriptions lack |debris, or description is|

| |turtles ingesting plastic bags, |ingesting plastic bags, seals being |detail, or only one example |superficial or |

| |seals being entangled in fishing |entangled in fishing gear, or |is thoroughly described. |inaccurate. |

| |gear, or albatross feeding plastic |albatross feeding plastic nodules to| | |

| |nodules to their chicks. |their chicks. | | |

|Writing Style, Grammar, |Response is well written, with |Response is well written, with few |Response contains some |Response is poorly |

|Spelling, etc. |excellent flow and grammar, and few |grammatical or spelling errors. |grammatical or spelling |written and includes |

| |or no spelling errors. | |errors that distract the |numerous spelling or |

| | | |reader. |grammatical errors. |

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