Human intervention in the Mediterranean marine ecosystem

Is there a connection between climate change and biodiversity?

• no there is no connection

• Land and marine ecosystems play an important role in climate regulation

• Climate change is affecting biodiversity

Why Is the Sea Important?

• Because it looks good

• Because it produces fresh water

• Because it provides us with food,plants and oxygen

• Because you can swim in it

The Mediterranean Sea is vulnerable to pollution because:

• The waters need 50 years to be renewed

• The waters are shallow and blurred

• The Mediterranean is poor in animal populations

how many years does it take for a plastic bottle to decompose?

• 10,000

• 500

• 100

• 40

What do scientists call plastics when they break down into tiny pieces?

• Microtrash

• Microparticles

• Microplastics

• Macroplastics

Which of the following animals belong to the Mediterranean marine ecosystem?

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Marine animals in Mediterranean Sea are endangered by:

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• all the above

Why are ships a danger to marine animals?

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Why do marine animals eat plastic?

• Plastic smells like their normal food source.

• Plastic is easier to digest than their normal food source.

• Plastic looks like their normal food source.

• Plastic has more nutritional value than their normal food source.

Sea turtles are?

• Amphibians

• Mammals

• Reptiles

• Fish