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Plastic Pollution and Species Loss

Understand the effects of plastic pollution and what species loss means for our planet.

Module

Global Environmental Issues & Human Health

Age

Age 10

Duration

10 min

Questions

5

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  1. Question 1

    Multiple choice

    Why is plastic pollution harmful to ocean animals?

  2. Question 2

    Multiple choice

    What is biodiversity?

  3. Question 3

    Multiple choice

    Which of the following is a critically endangered species?

  4. Question 4

    True or false

    Plastic can take hundreds of years to break down, which is why it persists in the environment for so long.

  5. Question 5

    Matching

    Match each problem to its main environmental impact.

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