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Ngẫm: Vocabulary: The natural world

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  • In terms of its natural environment, the meerkat avoids woodland and dense _.
    vegetation
  • The patient made a _ recovery.
    rapid
  • At night, the meerkat _ to a network of burrows.
    retires
  • Birds use their _ to pick up food.
    beaks
  • Since the birth of agriculture, farmers have tried to avoid using _ by employing various biological methods to control nature.
    pesticides
  • He left his bicycle leaning against a tree _.
    trunk
  • Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early _.
    retirement
  • They will tackle dangerous _ such as scorpions and snakes.
    prey
  • I bring you some _ grown fruit.
    organically
  • There are about 4 000 inherited human _ diseases.
    genetic
  • The Cactoblastis month larvae was introduced to help control the situation and within ten years, the prickly pear was virtually _.
    eradicated
  • Relying on its keen sense of smell, the meerkat is a successful _.
    forager
  • The modern-day approach to the biological control of pests is through _ modified crops.
    genetically
  • 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
  • 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
  • Further _ at biological control weren't so successful.
    attempts
  • The _ approach to the biological control of pests is through genetically modified crops.
    modern-day
  • They will _ dangerous prey such as scorpions and snakes.
    tackle
  • At night, the meerkat retires to a _ of burrows.
    network
  • The island is hot and _ in the summer.
    humid
  • It's _ _ to want to find a solution to our problems.
    human nature
  • Relying on its _ sense of smell, the meerkat is a successful forager.
    keen
  • The Cactoblastis moth _ _ nearly all prickly pear plants.
    killed off
  • However, it eventually _ from a few farms to 4 million hectares of farming land, rendering them unusable.
    spread
  • A cactus is covered in _.
    prickles
  • Since the birth of agriculture, farmers have tried to avoid using pesticides by _ various biological methods to control nature.
    employing
  • 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
  • These plants produce a number of thin _.
    roots
  • _ _ _ its natural environment, the meerkat avoids woodland and dense vegetation.
    In terms of
  • However, it _spread from a few farms to 4 million hectares of farming land, rendering them unusable.
    eventually
  • This was used successfully in 1925 to control the _ _ population in Australia.
    prickly pear
  • Shut doors to delay the _ of fire.
    spread
  • The _ in this area is very fertile.
    soil
  • Other introduced species have proved similarly _ among native Australian animals.
    disastrous
  • She was a _ unknown when he cast her in the film.
    virtual
  • After the storm, the ground was littered with twigs and _.
    branches
  • The chicks have grown their adult _.
    feathers
  • 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
  • The restaurant only uses _ ingredients.
    organic
  • Bull _ are made from an outer layer of keratin.
    horns
  • Some fear that insects may become _ to these new crops and therefore become even more difficult to control.
    resistant
  • Jobs in manufacturing have steadily _.
    declined
  • The prickly pear had _ been used as a divider between paddocks.
    originally
  • The first method involved _ a predator that would control pests by eating them.
    introducing
  • In the east, _ made corn growing.
    aridity
  • Jay is a dog with a glossy _.
    coat
  • Malaria is _ in many hot countries.
    endemic
  • 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
  • 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
  • The mountain gorilla is on the verge of _.
    extinction
  • The population got out of control because there were no natural _ to keep it in check.
    predators
  • She never _ to explain her behaviour to her family.
    attempted
  • The organization's goal is the _ of poverty.
    eradication
  • _ do not use or eat ant animal products.
    Vegans
  • AIDS lowers the body's _ to infection.
    resistance
  • A healthy diet should help your body _ infection.
    resist
  • Their diet _ includes small rodents, lizards and the roots of certain plants.
    occasionally
  • Nothing grows in these _ regions.
    arid
  • An elephant's _ is actually a long nose used for smelling, breathing, grabbing things.
    trunk
  • 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
  • In some countries prisoners are _ basic human rights.
    denied
  • I am constantly amazed by how beautiful and how _ mother nature can be.
    destructive
  • Meerkats feed mainly on _, spiders and snails.
    insects
  • After the storm, the ground was littered with _ and branches.
    twigs
  • In terms of its natural environment, the meerkat avoids woodland and _ vegetation.
    dense
  • Farmers do not like using chemicals to kill _.
    pests
  • Tourism is damaging the _ _ _ of the island.
    flora and fauna
  • _ _ its keen sense of smell, the meerkat is a successful forager.
    Relying on
  • The flower has seven _.
    petals
  • In terms of its natural environment, the meerkat _ woodland and dense vegetation.
    avoids
  • 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 _ _ _ _ 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
  • 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
  • Animals are much happier living in their natural _.
    habitat
  • The meerkat is found _ on the semi-arid plains of southern Africa.
    exclusively
  • In terms of its natural environment, the meerkat avoids _ and dense vegetation.
    woodland
  • The main _ grown for export are coffee and rice.
    crops
  • _ disasters such as chemical spills can destroy the natural balance.
    Manmade
  • Manmade disasters such as _ _ can destroy the natural balance.
    chemical spills
  • I _ _ be served by a human being than by a computer.
    would rather
  • The temperature is almost 80 degrees, and the _ is 35%.
    humidity
  • The Cactoblastis month larvae was introduced to help control the situation and within ten years, the prickly pear was _ eradicated.
    virtually
  • The beast was a dragon, with great purple and green _.
    scales
  • 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
  • When farmers tried to eliminate the cane beetle by introducing the South American cane toad, the results were _.
    catastrophic
  • Meerkats _ mainly _ insects, spiders and snails.
    feed - on
  • I don't really enjoy these conferences, but they're a good opportunity to _.
    network
  • The meerkat is found exclusively on the semi-arid _ of southern Africa.
    plains
  • At night, the meerkat retires to a network of _.
    burrows
  • The meerkat will make its _ in the crevices between the rocks.
    den
  • Most of the land there is too poor to _.
    cultivate
  • Eating is a _ necessity.
    biological
  • Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major _.
    catastrophe
  • 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
  • Their diet occasionally includes small rodents, lizards and the roots of _ plants.
    certain
  • The modern-day approach to the biological control of pests is through genetically _ crops.
    modified