The questions don’t ask you to graph but instead to look at the numbers and answer the questions.
1. The most common type of item found during clean up was small plastic pieces.
2. The least common type of item found during clean up was food wrappers.
3. In my opinion, the litter from our clean up that is most harmful to our aquatic ecosystem is the small plastic pieces. Researchers estimate that over one million animals die each year after ingesting, or becoming entrapped in, improperly discarded trash.
Plastic litter is the most common killer of animals, and marine animals are the most notably affected. Each year over 100,000 dolphins, fish, whales, turtles, and more drown after becoming entangled in or digesting plastic litter. This is why the small plastic pieces are the most harmful in my opinion.