1 . Which of the following may the international team of marine biologists disagree?
A.
The possible effects of the predicted losses of animal life are huge.
B.
Those marine animals that we use directly are predicted to suffer the least.
C.
The world's oceans will likely lose about one-sixth biomass within 100 years.
D.
Climate change also produces oceans that are more acidic and have less oxygen.
2 . What can we learn from the second and third paragraph?
A.
William Cheung says greenhouse gas production is the biggest issue.
B.
If the world reduces carbon pollution, biomass losses will be 17 percent by 2100.
C.
The building blocks of marine life — plankton and bacteria may increase heavily.
D.
Every degree Celsius the world's oceans warm, the biomass is expected to drop five percent.
3 . The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A.
climate change
B.
plankton and bacteria
C.
warming temperature
D.
more acidic and less oxygen
4 . The passage mainly tells us ______.
A.
ocean warming may greatly reduce sea life
B.
marine biologist Boris Worm helped run the study
C.
much of the world depends on the oceans for food or work
D.
biology professor Julia Baum said the findings make sense