Question

Refer to the Newsela article "Climate Change in Hawaii and U.S. Tropical Islands."

What is the author's purpose in mentioning coral reefs in the article?
to point out that coral reefs were already endangered before climate change
to suggest that algae and not climate change is responsible for the decline in
coral reefs
o to illustrate how rising sea levels and coral reefs are creating climate change
to explain how climate change is damaging the delicate ecosystem in coral
reefs

Answer 1

D). to explain how climate change is damaging the delicate ecosystem in coral reefs.

I took the test plus it does make the most sense out of all of the answer choices.

Answer 2

To explain how climate change is damaging the delicate ecosystem in coral

reefs

Step-by-step explanation:

Coral reefs are some of the most delicate ecosystems in the sea, the can die out of practically being touched and the slightest of changes in their environment can cause catastrophic consequences for their existence, looking at coral reefs and the problems that the destruction of the later will bring to the economy, as coral reefs are widely beneficial for the marine ecosystem as well as the tourism and local population.