Ecosystem Vocabulary

An (a)   means all the living and nonliving things in the same area.

_______ is the process of something becoming worse or weaker.

• restoration

• degradation

• sustainable

This is a ________.

• Food chain

• Food web

• Food chain

• Food web

A (a)   is an area of very wet, muddy land with wild plants growing in it.

Ecosystem________ means recovery(恢复)of ecosystems that have been degraded, as well as protecting the ecosystems that are still intact. 

• restoration

• degradation

• planning

Using recycled(可回收) materials or renewable（可再生）resources when building is an example of ______ development.

• restoration

• degradation

• sustainable

Many living things interact with other organisms in their environment. They depend on（依赖） each other. This is known as ________.

• interdependence

• degradation

• sustainable

The variety of different plants and animals live in a given area is called (a)  

A (a)   is a shrub or tree that grows along coasts or on the banks of large rivers.