Ocean Bacteria Work Together to Break Down Carbon
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
A new study looks at marine bacteria.
- A2
A new study shows that marine bacteria work in teams.
- B1
A study published in Nature reveals that marine bacteria must work in teams.
- B2
A study published in Nature reveals that marine bacteria must work in teams to break down fucoidan.
- C1
Deep beneath the ocean surface, a complex carbohydrate produced by algae acts as a vault for carbon.
- C2
Deep beneath the ocean's surface, a complex carbohydrate produced by algae acts as a formidable vault for carbon.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- reveal
- to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret
- marine
- related to the sea or the plants and animals that live there
- complex
- having many different and connected parts; not simple
- resistant
- not easily changed or damaged by something
- decay
- the process of being destroyed by natural causes
- digest
- to break down food or substances so the body can use them
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by MIT News. Read the original for the full report.