Vocab Assessment Unit 2.3

______ grew strongly; thrived.

• flourished

• withered

• declined

• faded

______ formed small waves.

• rippled

• splashed

• crashed

• flooded

no longer in existence

• extinct

• alive

• present

• existing

lack of balance

• imbalance

• equilibrium

• stability

• symmetry

long periods of time with little or no rain

• droughts

• floods

• storms

• earthquakes

easily broken, delicate

• fragile

• sturdy

• solid

• robust

Directions: Write each vocabulary word next to its definition. ______ broke into small pieces.

• crumbled

• assembled

• mended

• constructed

______ all nonliving and living things in a particular area.

• ecosystem

• habitat

• community

• population