Noun
chemical substances obtained from food and liquids that are essential for organisms to live, grow, and repair body tissues
What are nutrients?
evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of somone or something
What is assess?
increase in rate, amount, or extent of something
What is accelerating?
rare, high-impact occurrences - typically weather, climate, or natural hazards - that fall outside the normal range of observations
What are "extreme events"?
the capital city of Australia
What is Canberra?
the part of something that is central to its existence or character
What is core?
increase in rate, amount, or extent of something
What is accelerate?
(of a person) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers
What is cautious?
a profoundly destructive, damaging, or disastrous impact on someone or something
What is "a devastating effect"?
the world’s largest coral system located off the east coast of Queensland, composed of over 600 species of coral, 900 islands, and spreading over 2,300 square kilometers
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
how quickly something speeds up, slows down, or changes direction
What is acceleration?
destroy or ruin
What is devastate?
something with parts packed closely together, such as thick, impenetrable forests, fog, or heavy, compact materials
What is dense?
the process where large, continuous habitats are divided into smaller, isolated patches, usually caused by human development like roads, agriculture, or urbanisation
What is "habitat fragmentation"?
used by Australian Aborigines for thousands of years for hunting, warfare, music, and fire-starting
What is a boomerang?
the degree of variation of living things (plants and animals) present in a particular ecosystem
What is diversity?
estimate or forecast something on the basis of present trends or data
What is project?
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
What is indigenous?
rates of death, especially on a large scale
What is "mortality rate"?
the collective name for a group of ants
What is a colony?
an estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends
What is projection?
grasp mentally; understand
What is comprehend?
something never done or known before
What is unprecedented?
an action, process, or movement that is happening extremely quickly, often in a reckless, dangerous, or uncontrollable manner
What is "at a breakneck pace"?
known as a macropod from the Latin term for ‘large foot’, these animals are native to Australia
What is a kangaroo?