SYNONYMS - UNIT 6 (12)

1. Hundreds of thousands of elephants were illegally poached and their tusks sold for profits. 

• A. conserved

• B. preserved  

• C. captured

•  D. hunted

2. A Baby sea turtles are the most vulnerable when they leave their nests and make their way to the sea. 

                                        

• A. well-protected

• B. immune

• C. susceptible

• D. shielded

3. The number of amphibians on our planet is declining rapidly in both local mass extinction and population crashes.

                                                   

• A. reservation

• B. protection

• C. threat

• D. disappearance

4. The domestic dog is thought to have evolved from the wolf. 

                                              

• A. resolved

• B. involved     

• C. revolted    

• D. developed

5. The main threat to the survival of these creatures come from heir loss of habitat.

                    

• A. usual behavior

• B. favorite activity    

• C. place of living 

•    D. rituals

6. He looks after the land as a private reserve for wildlife habitat, running marsupials and their predators instead of cows.                 

• A. money reserve   

• B. booking reservation

• C. a protected area

• D. an emergency fund 

7. Many birds didn't survive the severe winter.

                                      

• A. have enough food 

• B. surprise

• C. get over

•   D. continue to live

8. Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.

                                                          

• A. destroy

• B. drain

• C. endanger

• D. discover

9. Wildlife conservation is the practice of protecting wild plant and animal species and their habitats.

                                                              

• A. habit

• B. exercise

• C. action

• D. custom

10. Today, illegal hunting still threatens many species, especially large animals such as tigers, rhinoceros, bears.

               

• A. allowed by law    

• B. forbidden by law

• C. introducing a law

• D. imposing a law