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Environment Vocabulary

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  • What are these called?
    emissions/exhaust fumes
  • What is this?
    a wind turbine/windmill
  • What's the word for this type of alternative energy?
    hydroelectricity
  • Who are they?
    environmentalists
  • What do we call animals which are close to extinction?
    endangered species
  • What are these animals called ?
    Pest
  • What is this type of energy called?
    geothermal
  • What is biodiversity
    the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  • The effort in trying to save endangered animal ?
    conservation
  • What is a verb describing that an animal is developing well in an environment ?
    Thrive (v)
  • What word do we use to describe the relationship between plants and animals in a particular environment?
    ecosystem
  • What are these?
    fossil fuels
  • What is this activity of the animal ?
  • What's another word for hunting illegally?
    poaching
  • What do greenhouse gases cause?
    global warming
  • What is this activity of the animal ?
    Migrate (v) - Migration (n)
  • What is this process ?
    Domestication
  • What's this?
    Solar energy
  • What does " staple" mean?
    a main or important product that people eat or use regularly
  • What is this called ?
    genetics
  • How do we describe something which can be easily broken down or decomposed naturally?
    biodegradable
  • What do we call food that has been changed at the molecular level?
    Genetically modified/GM foods
  • What is this?
    rain forest
  • What is this activity of the animal ?
    Nesting ( noun)
  • What are these animal called ?
    livestock
  • What is this activity of the animal ?
    Hibernate - Hibernation
  • HIPPO ACRONYM - REASONS FOR EXTINCTION
  • What is this problem ?
    deforestation
  • Parasitism - Mutualism - Commensalism
  • What is the antonym of " wild "
    Captive
  • What is this problem ?
    erosion