2.4 RLA

Thomas hopes to study marine biology in college. What does "marine" mean?

• part of a ship

• related to the sea

• a type of computer

• related to birds

We learned about the parts of an ecosystem. What does "ecosystem" mean?

• banking process

• data recorder

• engine structure

• network of living things

The captain went to the flying bridge to steer around the iceberg. What is a "flying bridge"?

• ship’s bow

• rescue boat

• high platform

• ship’s stern

The chlorophyll in plants allows them to make food. What is "chlorophyll"?

• bacteria

• green substance

• small plankton

• nutrients

Which word is a synonym for nautical in the sentence below? We are planning on sailing at least 15 nautical miles if the wind holds tomorrow.

• toward the horizon

• related to navigation

• natural history

• scientific observations

Choose the word that is correctly divided into syllables.

• label/ed

• minu/tes

• re/cord/ing

• ma/nu/scri/pt

Choose the word that is correctly divided into syllables.

• na/ture

• setti/ng

• e/lem/ent

• at/mosp/here

Choose the word that is correctly divided into syllables.

• gig/an/tic

• lim/it/less

• me/asur/ed

• treme/nd/ous

Which word contains an open first syllable?

• connect

• frozen

• problem

• traffic

The word below that has been correctly divided into syllables is —

• sta/y/ing

• wa/it/ing

• ha/nging

• re/main/ing