Question

Currently, which event is having the greatest effect on the entire interconnected ocean ecosystem?(1 point)
Responses

plastic pollution
plastic pollution

oil drilling
oil drilling

tsunami
tsunami

hurricane
hurricane

Answer 1

While all of the listed events can significantly affect ocean ecosystems, **plastic pollution** is currently having a particularly widespread and lasting impact on the interconnected ocean ecosystem. Plastic pollution affects marine life through ingestion and entanglement, disrupts habitats, and contributes to the degradation of ocean health over time. It also influences food webs and can have consequences for human health and economies that rely on healthy ocean ecosystems.