Question

Consider the following statements:
i) Great Pacific Garbage patch is a gyre of marine debris in the central North pacific ocean.
ii) Patch is characterized by exceptionally high concentrations of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge and other debris that have been trapped by the currents of the north pacific gyre
Which of the following statements are correct?

• A. a) i only
  
• B. b) ii, only
  
• C. c) Both i, and ii
  
• D. d) None of the above
  

Answer 1

The correct option is C c) Both i, and ii


c)
Explanation: Apart from the two statements, these plastics break down to smaller polymers, concentration of suspended particulates in the upper water column makes the patch invisible from satellite photography.