Reading comprehension (Test 55)

Multiple-choice quiz; Answer the following questions according to the text.

(Note: The text below will disappear once you start answering the questions; so, understand the text fully before answering. Also, the technique in reading comprehension tests is to read the questions first before reading the text.)

Algae are a group of plants that contain some of the largest and smallest life forms known. Most Algae are made of one cell and can only be seen under the microscope. Other types can grow over forty meters long. An example that is known to most people is brown seaweed. One of the most important groups of algae is plankton. Many sea animals form their diet of this plant and the natural balance of sea life would be greatly disturbed without it.

Algae is _____.
1. only seen under the microscope
2. has many important uses
3. both one of the largest and smallest forms of life
4. an example of seaweed
5. is eaten by fish in order to maintain a balance in nature
Plankton is _____.
1. a group of important plants
2. known to most people
3. one of the major diets of fish
4. a form of sea life balance
5. a form of disturbance to sea life
Without algae _____.
1. many plants would not exist
2. a microscope would not be necessary
3. seaweed could have better coloring
4. all fish would starve
5. the balance of nature would be destroyed

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