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Read the following passage from the National Oocanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. Which word does NOT have a negative connotation?

Ocean acidification could threaten the manne food web by destroying coral reef habitat, reducing biodiversity, and potentially causing various species to go extinct. Such habitat destruction could affect
fishing, tourism, and any human activity that involves the oceans.

A. Extinct
B. Destruction
C. Threaten
D. Activity​

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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Extinct, destruction and threaten all have a negative connotation. Activity, however, does not.

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Answer:

D. activity

Step-by-step explanation:

extinct, destruction, and threaten are all negative connotation.

activity is the only not negative connotation in these set of words

correct me if this is wrong

hope this helps

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