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Lesson 8
Everglades Forever
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |