Birds don't like eating plastic.But more seabirds are eating plastic waste in the world's oceans.Why?
It is possibly because the plastic waste smells like food,according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances.
Matthew Savoca is the study's lead author(作者)at the University of California."Animals usually have a reason for the decisions they make,"he said. "If we want to truly understand why animals are eating plastic in the ocean,we have to think about how animals find food."
The study found that plastic waste easily collects algae(海藻)on the water.Together,they give off a smell that is very similar to the krill(磷蝦),many seabirds feed on the krill.It could explain why some birds—including albatrosses(信天翁)and shearwaters(剪水鹱)—are nearly six times more likely to eat plastic than other birds.They usually find food by their sense of smell.
More plastic pollution enters the world's oceans every year.A study last year showed that about 8 million tons of plastic enters the oceans every year.It is enough to cover every coastline(海岸線)in the world.
Birds and other sea animals,such as fish,eat plastic.It can badly hurt their organs(器官).Some birds even mistakenly feed their babies waste instead of food.
Scientists hope this study can wake people up and help save the seabirds.
(1)Where does Matthew Savoca work?
At the University of California.At the University of California.
(2)How do albatrosses and shearwaters find food?
By their sense of smell.By their sense of smell.
(3)Is the plastic pollution a serious problem now?
Yes,it is./Yes.Yes,it is./Yes.
(4)What is the scientists' purpose?
They want to wake people up and help save the seabirds.They want to wake people up and help save the seabirds.
(5)What is the passage mainly about?
Why animals are eating plastic in the ocean.Why animals are eating plastic in the ocean.
【考點】說明文;環(huán)境保護.
【答案】At the University of California.;By their sense of smell.;Yes,it is./Yes.;They want to wake people up and help save the seabirds.;Why animals are eating plastic in the ocean.
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