Question

Sea turtles spend most of their lives at sea feeding on jellyfish. When it is time to lay their eggs, mature females come ashore. They dig nests in the sand along the coast, lay their eggs, and then return to the sea. The data below show the changing sea levels since the late 1800s.


If the current trend shown in the graph continues, what prediction is most likely regarding the future of sea turtles?


a. Fewer jellyfish will wash up on the beach for the turtles to feed on.


b. More predators will be found on the beaches to threaten the baby turtles.


c. The baby turtles will have to travel farther to reach the ocean.


d. The beaches on which turtles currently lay their eggs may go underwater.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. The beaches on which turtles currently lay their eggs may go underwater.

Explanation:

According to the graph, the beaches on which turtles currently lay their eggs may go underwater due to increase sea level with the passage of time. In the graph, we can see that sea level increases from 1880 to 2014 and the main reason for this increase is the climate change. Due to global warming the water present on the glacier starts melting and thus increase in sea level occurs so the beaches on which turtles currently lay their eggs may go underwater.