Question

research, her team has found that these corals may be storing up to 20 million kilograms of microplastics each year in their skeletons and tissues. which choice best states the main idea of the text? choose 1 answer: ecologists are interested in learning more about how certain corals build large reefs. microplastics are small pieces of plastic that can be found in ocean waters. questions remain around the impact certain corals have on ocean ecosystems. ecologists predict that corals store large amounts of microplastics from ocean waters.

Explanation:

El texto menciona que los ecologistas han encontrado que los corales pueden almacenar hasta 20 millones de kilogramos de microplásticos cada año en sus esqueletos y tejidos. Esto se alinea con la idea de que los ecologistas predicen que los corales almacenan grandes cantidades de microplásticos de las aguas oceánicas.

Answer:

D. Ecologists predict that corals store large amounts of microplastics from ocean waters.