Plastic is said to "never fully degrade." Explain what is meant by this.
The most durable plastics can take 450+ year to degrade, but even so they only degrade into smaller and smaller pieces.
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What phylum are sea butterflies classified under?
Mollusca
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Plastics are made of synthetic polymers. What does "synthetic polymer" mean?
It means it is made of repeating monomer units made by humans.
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Are there any marine reptiles?
Yes. Marine iguanas of the Galapagos are true reptiles who dive into the surf for food. They sun themselves on the rocky shores of the islands to get warm, and
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What does pH stand for?
potential or power of Hydrogen
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What percentage of our oxygen is produced by the ocean?
70%
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How much of the ocean is yet to be fully explored?
95%
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The largest structure created by non-human organisms is a type of what?
Coral Reef
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The world's longest mountain range is:
The Mid-Ocean Ridge - it stretches 65 000 km
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According to a study conducted by Orb Media on plastics and tap water, ____% of tested water samples from major metropolitan areas around the world were contaminated with plastic fibers.
83%
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In 2018 a study was conducted to find where microplastics could end up. Where was it found?
Inside human digestive tracts
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The largest compound eye of any organism on the planet belongs to what deep sea dweller?
Giant Squid
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A lot of people know what seahorses look like, but what more general group of organisms do they belong to?