Changing Ocean Vocabulary

What term refers to the natural environment in which an organism lives?

• Abundance

• Conservation

• Debris

• Habitat

Which word is used to describe the act of protecting natural resources?

• Conservation

• Debris

• Legislate

• Sustain

What does the term 'marine' relate to?

• The desert

• The forest

• The ocean

• The mountains

What is the meaning of 'abundance'?

• Scarcity

• A small amount

• A large quantity

• Insufficiency

What does 'sustain' mean?

• To destroy

• To maintain

• To scatter

• To collect

What does 'legislate' mean?

• To debate

• To make or enact laws

• To protest

• To repeal

What does 'debris' refer to?

• Clean area

• Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed

• Organized materials

• Recycled products

What does 'populate' mean?

• To leave an area

• To explore a region

• To inhabit an area

• To legislate