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Erie Green has always wondered about things that live in the ocean. When he was 1. y
, he loved to swim. He liked to watch all kinds of underwater animals and plants through his mask. When he grew up, he wanted to 2. l
for new things in the ocean.
Today, Mr Green is a marine ecologist. He studies how underwater animals and plants connect with each other and need each other to stay alive.
Mr Green studies coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. A coral reef is like a big underwater 3. t
. Thousands of animals and plants live there. They compete for food and space there. As a result, the beautiful coral reefs get injured 4. e
.
Mr Green also studies how people's 5. a
can change coral reefs. Sometimes people pollute the water or overfish, so the way that all the 6. l
things are joined together has been changed. If coral reefs get hurt, many animals have to find new homes. Some animals' 7. n
drop low, and some animals just disappear. Mr Green wants to 8. p
this from happening.
Mr Green believes that all living things in a coral reef should be 9. k
safe. "Underwater ecosystems are like airplanes," Mr Green says. "They need all of their parts to work correctly." "To take better care of marine homes, we first must 10. k
them. Only through that can we understand the great influence humans have on these places," Mr Green says.