Lesson 6 How can we protect Earth’s environments? Vocabulary Quiz

1. a quick increase in the amount of algae growing in an area

• environment
• algae bloom
• fertilizer
• nutrient

2. all the living and nonliving things in a particular place

• environment
• oxygen
• algae
• fertilizer

3. a substance that living things need to grow and stay healthy

• disadvantage
• environment
• oxygen
• nutrient

4. water that moves across a surface, often carrying materials with it

• algae bloom
• fertilizer
• run off
• nutrient

5. tiny living things in water that produce their own food, like plants do

• algae
• nutrient
• fertilizer
• oxygen

6. something that is bad or reduces the chances of success

• nutrient
• disadvantage
• algae bloom
• run off

7. a material that contains nutrients to help plants grow

• disadvantage
• algae
• run off
• fertilizer

8. a type of gas that animals use to breathe and that plants release

• fertilizer
• algae
• nutrient
• oxygen