Everglades Forever Vocabulary

Conserving

By picking up trash, we are conserving our environment.

• To protect from harm or destruction;

  To prevent from overuse

• To adjust to new conditions;

  To modify or reconstruct

• To repair to the original condition;

  To bring back

Restore

My grandpa is going to fix up and restore his old car.

• To control or supervise

• To adjust to new conditions;

  To modify or reconstruct

• To repair to the original condition;

  To bring back

Regulate

The police regulate the rules and laws in our town.

• To protect from harm or destruction;

  To prevent from overuse

• To control or supervise

• Being able to act independently;

  Having to deal with something or having control over someone

Vegetation

The deer feed on the vegetation they find in the forest.

• To adjust to new conditions;

  To modify or reconstruct

• Plants and plant life

• Being the only one of its kind

Endangered

There are many endangered animals that we need to try to protect.

• Seriously at risk of extinction

• Being the only one of its kind

• To control or supervise

Responsibility

When I babysit, it is my responsibility to keep the younger children safe and happy.

• A defender, protector, or keeper

• To control or supervise

• Being able to act independently;

  Having to deal with something or having control over someone

Attracted

Bees are attracted to sugars, colors, and smells.

• To control or supervise

• To have a liking or interest in;

  Wanting to go to a certain place 

• To adjust to new conditions;

  To modify or reconstruct

Adapted

I adapted quickly to the new climate.

• To adjust to new conditions;

  To modify or reconstruct

• To protect from harm or destruction;

  To prevent from overuse

• To have a liking or interest in;

  Wanting to go to a certain place 

Unique

Each of us are wonderful and unique in our own ways!

• To adjust to new conditions;

  To modify or reconstruct

• To repair to the original condition;

  To bring back

• Being the only one of its kind

Guardians

When my parents were gone on vacation, my grandparents were my guardians and watched over me.

• To have a liking or interest in;

  Wanting to go to a certain place 

• A defender, protector, or keeper

• Being able to act independently;

  Having to deal with something or having control over someone