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EndangeredAnimals:vocabulary

The “A.R.T.” of Animal Recovery

1. acontrolledenvironment,possiblyforbreed-ingendangeredanimalstointroduceintothewild

2. nolongerlivingincertainareas 3. oneanimalkillinganotherforfoodorpeople

killinganimals(forvariousreasons) 4. theprocessofbecomingusedtoaparticular

environment 5. havingaverysmallpopulationbutnotneces-

sarilydecreasinginnumber 6. demandforthesamethings,suchasfood,by

twokindsofanimals 7. havinglowordecliningnumbersandlikelyto

becomeendangered 8. theprocessofreversingthedeclineofendan-

geredorthreatenedspecies 9. kindofplacewhereananimalnaturallylives

anditssurroundings,bothlivingandnonliving10. processofprotectingandmanagingthenatu-

ralworld11. thegeographicregioninwhichananimalspe-

ciesdwells12. puttingharmfulmaterialsintotheenvironment13. beinginimmediatedangerofbecomingex-

tinct14. thebreakdownofhabitatssothatanimalsno

longerhaveanaturalhome15. processbywhichananimalspeciesdiesout

completely

AgentAardvarkoftheAnimalRescueTeam(commonlyknownasA.R.T.)isonamissiontohelpendangeredandthreatenedanimalspeciesrecover.Heneedshelpunderstandingthevocabularybeforehecanbeginhiswork.Readeachcluebelow.Decidewhichtermlistedonthebriefcasematchestheclue.Thenwriteyouranswersinthespacesprovided.

•adaptation •endangered •pollution•captivity •extinction •range•competition •extirpated •rare•conservation •habitat •recovery•destruction •hunting •threatened

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Answer Key

EndangeredAnimals:vocabulary

How To Use This UnitPages 41–48Endangered Animals Endangered, threatened, extinct—whatdothesewordsreallymean?Who’stoblameforsomanyanimalsatrisk?Heightenyourstudents’awarenessofendangeredanimalsandthelawsprotectingthemwiththiscollectionofcreativestudentreproducibleactivities.

1. captivity 2. extirpated 3. hunting 4. adaptation 5. rare 6. competition 7. threatened 8. recovery 9. habitat10. conservation11. range12. pollution13. endangered14. destruction15. extinction

How To Use This UnitPages 41–48