Besides air pollution, the student was concerns about water/ocean pollution. They heard many recent issues of too much plastic in the ocean and other pollutants in the water. The pie chart below provides data on the sources and amounts of different pollutants entering the oceans. frist picture

The student read a news article that discussed the increase in amount of pollutants entering oceans and washing up on shores. The article included this image.
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What is the concern with the increase in plastic waste in oceans? (Select 3 answer choices).

It is biodegradable so it eventually disintegrates/disappears.

It never fully goes away. It just breaks down into little pieces.

Plastic waste that is recycled, winds up in oceans.

Most fish usually eat plastic, and therefore this is overpopulating fish in the oceans.

Fish mistake plastic for prey and can die from it.

Marine species have been seen to become entangled in plastics.

1. It never fully goes away. It just breaks down into little pieces.

2. Fish mistake plastic for prey and can die from it

3. Marine species have been seen to become entangled in plastics.

Explanation:

The question is asking about the concerns regarding the increase of plastic waste in the ocean so the harmful affects of plastic.

1. Like the Great garbage patch in the pacific which is twice the size of Texas, most plastics in the patch are microscopic level meaning plastic wouldn't disappear, but will be staying in the ocean.

2. Since plastic breaks down into little pieces, fishes might consider some plastic as food due to its small size and consume it. Due to plastic not disintegrating, it will be staying in the fishes body forever.

3. Plastics such as plastic packing band can become deadly on certain marine species. For one being sea lions. Sea lions don't have fingers but flippers, by being entangled with it at an early age, it would be deadly as they grow old due to their growing size. When a sea lion becomes an adult with plastic packing band, the Sea Lion is getting chocked with its size growing.