Vocabulary for Success-Lesson 14

If something does NOT decompose, it will:

• fall apart

• gradually decay

• break down

• stay as it is

It is likely that you would encounter a fungus when you are:

• playing basketball

• taking a hike

• taking a shower

• chatting with a friend

The opposite of a parasite is:

• a host

• a bloodsucker

• an organism

• a disease

An event that a child would NOT host is

• a book club

• an office celebration

• a birthday party

• a picnic

Homework can consume me in the afternoons. Consume means:

• motivate

• tire

• test

• use up the energy of

On a rainy night, an animal would seek:

• droplets

• shelter

• sunlight

• food

Another word for consequence is:

• subject

• learning

• result

• disaster

An impact of observing with a microscope may be:

• hearing a new sound

• discovering tiny organisms

• setting up an experiment

• taking samples from nature

What do we now know is one cause of infection?

• specimens

• hair

• microscopes

• bacteria

Another word for category is:

• diverse

• characteristic

• lists

• group