Cambridge 19 IELTS Academic Listening Test 3 - Free Computer Based Mock Test

Part 4

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Questions 31-40

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Microplastics

Where microplastics come from

fibres from some 31 during washing the breakdown of large pieces of plastic

waste from industry the action of vehicle tyres on roads

Effects of microplastics

They cause injuries to the 32 of wildlife and affect their digestive systems.

They enter the food chain, e.g., in bottled and tap water, 33 and seafood.

They may not affect human health, but they are already banned in skin cleaning products and 34 in some countries.

Microplastics enter the soil through the air, rain and 35.

Microplastics in the soil – a study by Anglia Ruskin University

Earthworms are important because they add 36 to the soil.

The study aimed to find whether microplastics in earthworms affect the 37 of plants.

The study found that microplastics caused:

38 loss in earthworms fewer seeds to germinate a rise in the level of 39 in the soil.

The study concluded:

soil should be seen as an important natural process. changes to soil damage both ecosystems and 40.