Question

Microplastics are currently in our ocean's food web.

True
False

Answer 1

True

Microplastics are one of the most pervasive global pollutants, and their presence in our oceans is a cause for great concern. As the name says, these are micro particles, less than 5mm in size, that have either been deliberately manufactured (e.g., microbeads in cosmetics), or emerge as larger plastics break down (nets, bottles, bags, clothing, etc.). They are roughly the same size range as plankton, and so when they show up in marine ecosystems they have the potential to be consumed by a vast array of organisms.

Answer 2

True.

Step-by-step explanation:

However, it has been established that microplastics enter the food chain when animals eat or ingest contaminated food materials. ... Zooplankton, the microscopic sea organisms at the bottom of the food chain, is eaten by all kinds of fish. Fish ingest small pieces of plastic due to their continuous uptake of water.