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Part 4 - Academic Lecture

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Complete the sentences below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Word limit: ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER

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Although it looks like a plant, kelp is actually a type of ______.

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Kelp is fixed to the rocks by a structure called a ______.

3Recording R1

Gas-filled ______ keep the blades near the surface.

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Giant kelp can grow by up to ______ centimetres in one day.

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For young fish, kelp forests mainly provide ______.

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Sea otters protect kelp because they eat sea ______.

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Areas where the kelp has been eaten are called urchin ______.

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In northern California, high water ______ were one cause of kelp loss.

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On kelp farms, young kelp is grown on long ______.

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Kelp farms may reduce the ______ of nearby water.

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