8. Seabirds often eat plastic. How does this affect them? a. Since they only eat tiny pieces of plastic, it hardly affects them at all
b. They eat many pieces of plastic of all sizes, their stomachs get filled up
and they die
9. Turtles eat plastic bags because they mistake them for: a. Small fish
b. Seabirds c. Jellyfish
10. Bioremediation and phytoremediation are both methods used to: a. Break down plastics
b. Save seabirds and turtles who ingest plastic c. Reduce the amount of toxins in soil
11. To get rid of waste generated by thousands of sailors aboard each of its aircraft carriers, the US Navy is using a process called pyrogenesis. In this process, waste is subjected to extraordinary heat. How is pyrogenesis different from the process of setting garbage on fire in a landfill?
a. The products of pyrogenesis are non toxic b. It isn’t any different
c. Pyrogenesis can only be done out at sea
12. How does the US government regulate BPA?
a. It requires plastic manufacturers to label their products
b. It forbids adding BPA to any plastics that will be near food or drink c. It doesn’t regulate BPA
13. Why did the narrator go to different places trying to get food and drink without plastics?
a. To model a way audience members can make a difference in their own communities
b. To show how much plastic we use and dispose of in our daily lives
c. Both of the above
14. Plastic bags are everywhere, and they are terrible for the environment. Hawaii and California have banned plastic bags. Do you think they should be banned in our Great Lakes State? What do you think are some arguments against banning plastic bags?
15. What are some ways we can galvanize our community to solve our plastic pollution problem? (i. e. call representatives, letter writing campaign, Plastic Free Pledges etc.)