Question

"BRIGHT CITY LIGHTS ARE KEEPING OCEAN PREDATORS AWAKE AND HUNGRY" by Damon Bolton Which statement best describes the central idea of the article? A.) Artificial light harms communities of ocean predators. B.) Artificial light helps small ocean species avoid predators. C.) Artificial light enables scientists to study ocean predators. D.) Artificial light exposes prey communities to ocean predators.

Answer 1

Answer:

D.

Explanation:

'Bright City Lights Are Keeping Ocean Predators Awake and Hungry' is an article written by Damon Bolton. The article talks about the affects of street-lights offshore on sea life.

In his article, Bolton asserts that light pollution has affected the predatory cycle of marine ecosystem. He reported that lights in oceans make prey of seafloor communities more visible to predators such as yellowfin bream and leatherjackets. The artificial lights make sessile invertebrate prey communities more exposed to fish predators during night than day-light, which hampers the marine ecosystem. Thus option D is correct.