SECTION 2 TIME—25 MINUTES 18 QUESTIONS DIRECTIONS

1.

The passage is primarily concerned with

(C) identify a factor that helps herbivore populations

thrive

(A) describing the effects of human activities on

algae in coral reefs

(D) indicate a cause of decreasing nutrient input in

waters that reefs inhabit

(B) explaining how human activities are posing a

threat to coral reef communities

(E) identify members of coral reef communities that

rely on coral reefs for nutrients

(C) discussing the process by which coral reefs

deteriorate in nutrient-poor waters

(D) explaining how coral reefs produce food for

themselves

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(E) describing the abundance of algae and filter-

feeding animals in coral reef areas