READ THE PASSAGE, AND THEN DECIDE WHETHER THE STATEMENTS THATFOLLOW...

2. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements that

follow are True or False. Write A for TRUE and B for FALSE:

Pollution can kill or sicken plants, animals, and people. Pollution can change the

environment. Things that cause pollution are called pollutants.

Pollution can get into the air. Air pollution can irritate people's lungs. Polluted air can

mix with rain to make acid rain. Acid rain kills trees and harms fish in lakes.

Pollution can also get into soil and water. From there, pollutants can get into the food

chain. Plants take In the pollution from the ground. Animals that eat the plants can be

harmed, too. Bigger animals and even people might eat the damaged animals.