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Tourism is damaging the _ _ _ of the island.

flora and fauna

After the storm, the ground was littered with twigs and _.

branches

After the storm, the ground was littered with _ and branches.

twigs

These plants produce a number of thin _.

roots

Jay is a dog with a glossy _.

coat

The population got out of control because there were no natural _ to keep it in check.

predators

Birds use their _ to pick up food.

beaks

An elephant's _ is actually a long nose used for smelling, breathing, grabbing things.

trunk

He left his bicycle leaning against a tree _.

trunk

The chicks have grown their adult _.

feathers

The flower has seven _.

petals

Bull _ are made from an outer layer of keratin.

horns

The beast was a dragon, with great purple and green _.

scales

It's _ _ to want to find a solution to our problems.

human nature

_ do not use or eat ant animal products.

Vegans

I _ _ be served by a human being than by a computer.

would rather

I am constantly amazed by how beautiful and how _ mother nature can be.

destructive

Animals are much happier living in their natural _.

habitat

_ disasters such as chemical spills can destroy the natural balance.

Manmade

Manmade disasters such as _ _ can destroy the natural balance.

chemical spills

In some countries prisoners are _ basic human rights.

denied

The meerkat is found _ on the semi-arid plains of southern Africa.

exclusively

The meerkat is found exclusively on the semi-arid _ of southern Africa.

plains

_ _ _ its natural environment, the meerkat avoids woodland and dense vegetation.

In terms of

In terms of its natural environment, the meerkat _ woodland and dense vegetation.

avoids

In terms of its natural environment, the meerkat avoids _ and dense vegetation.

woodland

In terms of its natural environment, the meerkat avoids woodland and _ vegetation.

dense

In terms of its natural environment, the meerkat avoids woodland and dense _.

vegetation

At night, the meerkat _ to a network of burrows.

retires

Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early _.

retirement

At night, the meerkat retires to a _ of burrows.

network

I don't really enjoy these conferences, but they're a good opportunity to _.

network

At night, the meerkat retires to a network of _.

burrows

The meerkat will make its _ in the crevices between the rocks.

den

Meerkats _ mainly _ insects, spiders and snails.

feed - on

Meerkats feed mainly on _, spiders and snails.

insects

Their diet _ includes small rodents, lizards and the roots of certain plants.

occasionally

Their diet occasionally includes small rodents, lizards and the roots of _ plants.

certain

They will _ dangerous prey such as scorpions and snakes.

tackle

They will tackle dangerous _ such as scorpions and snakes.

prey

_ _ its keen sense of smell, the meerkat is a successful forager.

Relying on

Relying on its _ sense of smell, the meerkat is a successful forager.

keen

Relying on its keen sense of smell, the meerkat is a successful _.

forager

Most of the land there is too poor to _.

cultivate

The _ in this area is very fertile.

soil

The main _ grown for export are coffee and rice.

crops

Eating is a _ necessity.

biological

The restaurant only uses _ ingredients.

organic

I bring you some _ grown fruit.

organically

The island is hot and _ in the summer.

humid

The temperature is almost 80 degrees, and the _ is 35%.

humidity

Nothing grows in these _ regions.

arid

In the east, _ made corn growing.

aridity

Malaria is _ in many hot countries.

endemic

Since the birth of agriculture, farmers have tried to avoid using _ by employing various biological methods to control nature.

pesticides

Farmers do not like using chemicals to kill _.

pests

Since the birth of agriculture, farmers have tried to avoid using pesticides by _ various biological methods to control nature.

employing

The first method involved _ a predator that would control pests by eating them.

introducing

This was used successfully in 1925 to control the _ _ population in Australia.

prickly pear

A cactus is covered in _.

prickles

The prickly pear had _ been used as a divider between paddocks.

originally

However, it _spread from a few farms to 4 million hectares of farming land, rendering them unusable.

eventually

However, it eventually _ from a few farms to 4 million hectares of farming land, rendering them unusable.

spread

Shut doors to delay the _ of fire.

spread

The Cactoblastis month larvae was introduced to help control the situation and within ten years, the prickly pear was _ eradicated.

virtually

She was a _ unknown when he cast her in the film.

virtual

The Cactoblastis month larvae was introduced to help control the situation and within ten years, the prickly pear was virtually _.

eradicated

The organization's goal is the _ of poverty.

eradication

Further _ at biological control weren't so successful.

attempts

She never _ to explain her behaviour to her family.

attempted

When farmers tried to eliminate the cane beetle by introducing the South American cane toad, the results were _.

catastrophic

Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major _.

catastrophe

The cane toad did not eat the cane beetle and the toad population spread _ leading to the decline of native species of mammals and reptiles.

rapidly

The patient made a _ recovery.

rapid

The cane toad did not eat the cane beetle and the toad population spread rapidly _ _ the decline of native species of mammals and reptiles.

leading to

The cane toad did not eat the cane beetle and the toad population spread rapidly leading to the _ of native species of mammals and reptiles.

decline

Jobs in manufacturing have steadily _.

declined

The cane toad did not eat the cane beetle and the toad population spread rapidly leading to the decline of native species of _ and reptiles.

mammals

The cane toad did not eat the cane beetle and the toad population spread rapidly leading to the decline of native species of mammals and _.

reptiles

The Cactoblastis moth _ _ nearly all prickly pear plants.

killed off

Other introduced species have proved similarly _ among native Australian animals.

disastrous

Since the introduction of the cat, the fox and the rabbit from Europe, 19 species of native animals have become _ and a further 250 species are considered to be either endangered or vulnerable.

extinct

The mountain gorilla is on the verge of _.

extinction

Since the introduction of the cat, the fox and the rabbit from Europe, 19 species of native animals have become extinct and a further 250 species are considered to be either _ or vulnerable.

endangered

Since the introduction of the cat, the fox and the rabbit from Europe, 19 species of native animals have become extinct and a further 250 species are considered to be either endangered or _.

vulnerable

The _ approach to the biological control of pests is through genetically modified crops.

modern-day

The modern-day approach to the biological control of pests is through _ modified crops.

genetically

There are about 4 000 inherited human _ diseases.

genetic

The modern-day approach to the biological control of pests is through genetically _ crops.

modified

It _ _ _ _ whether this controversial method will have any long-term repercussions, particularly in regards to the ecological balance of the environment where they are grown.

remains to be seen

It remains to be seen whether this controversial method will have any _ repercussions, particularly in regards to the ecological balance of the environment where they are grown.

long-term

It remains to be seen whether this controversial method will have any long-term _, particularly in regards to the ecological balance of the environment where they are grown.

repercussions

It remains to be seen whether this controversial method will have any long-term repercussions, particularly in regards to the _ _ of the environment where they are grown.

ecological balance

Some fear that insects may become _ to these new crops and therefore become even more difficult to control.

resistant

A healthy diet should help your body _ infection.

resist

AIDS lowers the body's _ to infection.

resistance

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