Conservationist a person who helps protect environments and the organisms living – there Critically endangered a species that is on the brink of extinction – Endangered a species that has a very small population and is in serious danger of – becoming extinct the surroundings in which an organism lives Environment – Extinct a species that has died out completely and is no longer living on the planet – Human development when land is used by people for homes and other human uses – Industry manufacturing goods in factories – Lemming a small rodent living in the Arctic tundra – Logging cutting down trees in a forest to use for other purposes – Mammal a classification of vertebrates that are warm blooded, born live, drink their – mother’s milk, and have hair/fur Mange a skin disease in animals caused by mites, resulting in hair loss and itching – Organism a living thing – Poaching illegal hunting – Pollution something introduced to an environment with harmful effects – Predator an animal that kills other animals to eat them – Threatened a species in danger of becoming endangered and then extinct if – measures aren’t taken to protect it Tourism an industry devoted to people visiting places on vacation – Wetlands land made up of marshes and swamps – Index: Adapt 1, 5, 7 Arctic fox 4 Desert tortoise 3 Environment 1-8 Conservationist 2, 5, 8 Critically endangered 7 Endangered 2, 4-6 Extinct 2, 7 Golden lion tamarin 5 Manatee 6 Threatened 2, 3, 4 Western black rhino 7 References: Lion Tamarin” . 1996-2013 National Geographic Society. “Golden . 1996-2013 National Geographic Society. “Manatee” Denver. Time: Science and Space. Black Rhino Declared Extinct” Nov. “Western 6. 2013. . c.2013 Time Inc.
Conservationist – a person who helps protect environments and the organisms living there Critically endangered – a species that is on the brink of extinction Endangered – a species that has a very small population and is in serious danger of becoming extinct Environment – the surroundings in which an organism lives Extinct – a species that has died out completely and is no longer living on the planet Human development – when land is used by people for homes and other human uses Industry – manufacturing goods in factories Lemming – a small rodent living in the Arctic tundra Logging – cutting down trees in a forest to use for other purposes Mammal – a classification of vertebrates that are warm blooded, born live, drink their mother’s milk, and have hair/fur Mange – a skin disease in animals caused by mites, resulting in hair loss and itching Organism – a living thing Poaching – illegal hunting Pollution – something introduced to an environment with harmful effects Predator – an animal that kills other animals to eat them Threatened – a species in danger of becoming endangered and then extinct if measures aren’t taken to protect it Tourism – an industry devoted to people visiting places on vacation Wetlands – land made up of marshes and swamps Index: Adapt 1, 5, 7 Arctic fox 4 Desert tortoise 3 Environment 1-8 Conservationist 2, 5, 8 Critically endangered 7 Endangered 2, 4-6 Extinct 2, 7 Golden lion tamarin 5 Manatee 6 Threatened 2, 3, 4 Western black rhino 7 References: “Golden Lion Tamarin” . 1996-2013 National Geographic Society. “Manatee” . 1996-2013 National Geographic Society. Denver. Time: Science and Space. “Western Black Rhino Declared Extinct” Nov. 6. 2013. . c.2013 Time Inc.