Question

One of the first fish we dissected had plastic in its gut. What harm such plastic is causing has unsettled science. Plastic reduces the appetites and growth rate of fish that consume it. That could affect reproduction and population size.
Choose the sentence that completes the paragraph:

• A. Flying fish appear to eat plastic especially frequently.
• B. Small changes in the survival of larval fish can translate into large changes in fish populations.
• C. The larger a female fish is, the more eggs she can carry and the higher number of offspring she can produce.
• D. We didn't expect so much plastic, in a fish that was first a quarter inch long.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The larger a female fish is, the more eggs she can carry and the higher number of offspring she can produce.

Answer 2

The correct option is (): The larger a female fish is, the more eggs she can carry and the higher number of offspring she can produce.