Understanding Marine Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for the gradual accumulation of substances, such as plastic, in an organism?

• Biomagnification

• Bioaccumulation

• Elimination

• Reduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which word describes a living thing, such as a plant, animal, or bacterium?

• Synthetic

• Marine

• Organism

• Environment

What term is used to describe the increase in concentration of a substance in a food chain?

• Bioaccumulation

• Biomagnification

• Elimination

• Concentrated

Which word refers to something that is man-made and not naturally occurring?

• Synthetic

• Marine

• Organism

• Environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What is the term for the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives?

• Function

• Environment

• Marine

• Organism

Which word describes the ability of a part of an organism to perform its job or role?

• Function

• Eliminate

• Reduce

• Concentrated

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What term is used to describe the process of removing something completely?

• Reduce

• Eliminate

• Concentrated

• Bioaccumulation

Which word describes the process of making something less in amount or degree?

• Eliminate

• Reduce

• Concentrated

• Synthetic

What term is used to describe a substance that is present in a high amount in a small area?

• Concentrated

• Bioaccumulation

• Marine

• Function

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which word describes anything related to the sea or ocean?

• Environment

• Marine

• Synthetic

• Organism