VOCABULARY 10º by Edwardo C. Miranda

Biodiversity means

• The enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem.

• An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction.

• The introduction of harmful materials into the environment.

• A community of organisms together with their physical environment.

Fungi means

• The enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem.

• An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction.

• Is a kingdom of usually multicellular eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophs (cannot make their own food) and have important roles in nutrient cycling in an ecosystem.

• A community of organisms together with their physical environment.

Ecosystem means

• A geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.

• absence of water or freedom from moisture.

• a place where an organism makes its home.

• rain that has been made acidic by certain pollutants in the air.

Wildlife means

• animal that has been selectively bred and genetically adapted over generations to live alongside humans.

• a species present in such small numbers that it is at risk of extinction.

• traditionally refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans.

Hiking means

• an outdoor activity involving overnight stays away from home.

• is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins.

• is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.

Island means

• a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force of gravity.

• a body of land surrounded by water.

• a body of water that is surrounded by land.

• a huge body of saltwater that covers about 71 percent of Earth’s surface.

Amazing means "causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing".

• True

• False

Couple means "two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected."

• False

• True

Example of microorganisms

• viruses and prions

• bacteria, fungi, archaea or protists.

Mountain is

• an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other.

• part of the Earths surface that can be viewed at one time from one place.

• a piece of land that rises higher than everything surrounding it.

• an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock.