I will always recall my first day snorkeling, understanding what it means that two- thirds of Earth is covered by water. Under the sea was another world both strange and familiar, a funhouse mirror image of the world on land. Schools of gaudily colored fish chased each other in intricate patterns like flocks of swift, silent tropical birds. Giant grouper wandered among them with the lumbering motion of cattle suddenly given wings. Ghostly forests of kelp waved above rainbow bushes of coral, crabs scuttling for safety beneath them like saucer-shaped squirrels.
How do the author’s comparisons of undersea life affect the meaning of the passage?
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They suggest that the narrator misses seeing life on land.
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They make ocean plants and animals seem important to preserve.
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They demonstrate that similarities can be found beyond appearances.