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Lesson 8
Everglades Forever
Question | Answer |
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endangered | threatened; for plants and animals threatened with extinction |
responsibility | a duty or job |
conserving | using only what you need of something and protection it; not wasting something |
regulate | to control |
unique | unusual and special in some way |
attracted | drew attention and captured interest |
adapted | changed to survive or fit into new conditions |
vegetation | plants found in a particular area |
guardians | people who protect or take care of others |
restore | to return something to its original state |
lush | growing abundantly or flourishing |
humid | high level of water vapor in the air |
habitat | the natural home of an animal or plant |
wetland | an area of land that is mostly under water and covered with tall grass |
estuary | the tidal mouth of a large river where the tide meets the stream |
brackish | slightly salty; the mixture of river water and seawater |
prey | an animal that is hunted, killed, and eaten by another animal |
predator | an animal that hunts and eats other animals |
native | a species that originally lives and thrives in a particular ecosystem |
endangered | a species of animals or plants that are seriously at risk of extinction |
carnivore | an animal that feeds on flesh |
invasive | tendency to spread and cause damage to the environment |