Question

word meaning quick check
\a walk through the rainbow with pace\
by jessica merzdorf
understanding phytoplankton health can help predict harmful algal blooms, or habs. when substances from land wash into the ocean, they sometimes become a feast for algae, allowing them to eat, grow and multiply rapidly. habs can generate harmful toxins that sicken marine wildlife and humans and deplete oxygen in the water as bacteria feed on numerous dead algae.
use the passage to answer the question.
what context clues help you verify the meaning of the word toxins?
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“understanding phytoplankton health”
“eat, grow and multiply rapidly”
“substances from land wash into the ocean”
“sicken marine wildlife and humans and deplete oxygen”

Explanation:

Toxins are harmful substances. The context clue "sicken marine wildlife and humans and deplete oxygen" shows the harmful - nature of the substances generated by HABs, which helps verify the meaning of "toxins".

Answer:

"sicken marine wildlife and humans and deplete oxygen"