Answer:
Option C, REEFS IN PERIL
Explanation:
Peril word signifies threat or immediate danger.
Since the reefs are under threat of extinction. The best heading that can justify the endangered reef species is the "option C" i.e Reef in Peril.
However, the other heading like THE FUTURE OF THE REEFS, BENEATH THE AZURE WATERS LIES A LOST COLONY etc. are also apt but one would not be able to understand that here the author is talking about the reef in danger.
It seems that you have missed the given choices for this question which are the following: A. the rising action B. the falling action C. the resolution D. the denouement. The correct answer for the given question above would be option B. THE FALLING ACTION. The part of the plot that is initiated when the banker reads the lawyers note is the falling action.
1. dependent clause : a group of words that has both a subject and a predicate but cannot stand alone as a sentence.
2. conjunction : the part of speech that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
3. independent clause : a group of words made up of a subject and a predicate.
