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Selection Vocabulary
Read each item below carefully and choose the
correct answer.

1 Which word has the opposite meaning of the

word obscure?
a conceal c pretend
b deliver d reveal

2 What does the word submerged mean?

f to feel neglected
g to be under the surface
h to be unable to succeed
i to provide with a covering

3 What does the word compartment mean?

a a sheltered area
b a filtering device
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c a separate section
d a starting position

4 If an army has been flanked, it means the opposing army

f has won.
g is losing.
h is waiting.
i has surrounded it.

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5 Which of the following is an example of a species?

a animal
b brown bear
c insect
d mammal

6 Which word has almost the same meaning as the

word engulfs?
f erases
g gathers
h neglects
i swallows

7 Which word has almost the same meaning as the

word maneuvering?
a accomplishing
b ignoring
c navigating
d neglecting

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f the state of being isolated

g the state of being complete
h the act of dividing things in half
i the act of sorting things into groups

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Comprehension
Read the following questions carefully. You may look back
at the selection to help find the answer to each question.

1 Why did scientists conduct the Census of Marine Life?

a to study only deep sea animals
b to find unknown ocean animals
c to count every organism that lives in the ocean
d to learn more about the ocean and everything that
lives in it

2 How do most animals in the deep sea survive where the

water pressure is so great?
f They are bioluminescent.
g They live as hosts in other animals.
h They have hard or rubbery bodies with no air spaces.
i They have tiny air pockets that reduce the
water pressure.
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3 What is chemosynthesis?
a making food using a chemical source
b making food using energy from sunlight
c using chemicals to help animals move to new vents
d using chemicals to make the bodies of deep sea
animals glow

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4 Why do scientists not know how new vent

communities form?
f Vent communities are too difficult to reach.
g The animals that live in vent communities cannot move.
h Animals that live in vent communities do not
produce eggs.
i They do not understand how the larvae find vents as
they drift.

5 After reading the passage, you can conclude that

a scientists will continue to study animals in all parts of
the ocean.
b scientists will soon know about all animals that inhabit
the ocean.
c scientists will focus their research on animals found
around cold seeps.
d scientists will focus their research on animals found
around hydrothermal vents.

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