Câu 11 · 11/14
Read the passage and choose the best answer.
The Great Barrier Reef lies in the Pacific Ocean off the north-eastern coast of Australia. Covering about 344,400 square kilometres, it is the world’s largest coral reef system. The reef is built by tiny living organisms called coral polyps and provides a home for an enormous variety of marine life. It is threatened by pollution, climate change and overfishing. When sea temperatures remain unusually high, coral can lose the algae that give it colour and energy. This process, called bleaching, can eventually kill the coral.
Đề bài
What can prolonged high sea temperatures cause?
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ACoral becomes permanently stronger.
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BĐáp ánCoral bleaching that may lead to death.
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CCoral grows faster.
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DA sudden reduction in ocean salinity.
Hướng dẫn giải
**Đáp án: B.**
Nước biển nóng bất thường kéo dài có thể khiến san hô mất tảo cộng sinh, gây **bleaching** (tẩy trắng); quá trình này có thể dẫn tới chết. B đúng. Can/may chỉ khả năng, không có nghĩa mọi đợt tẩy trắng đều làm tất cả san hô chết.