Vocabulary
Species is a specific kind of plant or _______.
animal
People can save aquatic life by cleaning up rivers, lakes, and ________.
oceans
People cut down these for wood, farmland, and to build homes and roads which destroys habitats.
forests
________ is Earth month.
April
This large reptile lived on Earth 65 million years ago.
dinosaur
A drought is a period of time when there is almost no ______.
rain
Making laws to stop killing these types of animals can help stop extinction from happening.
endangered
This animal gets sick from eating plastic bags that pollute the water, because they think they're jellyfish.
sea turtle
What is the current population of Earth?
7.8 billion
This largest mammal on Earth is on the endangered species list.
Dirt or harmful chemicals in the water and land.
pollution
To help save koalas, people can stop cutting down these types of trees which is their only source of food.
eucalyptus
These types of farms kill millions of birds and bats.
Wind Farms
Carbon Dioxide in the air can cause this type of rain which damages Earth.
Acid Rain
Plants provide food and _______ to people and animals.
medicine
This adjective means having no living members on earth.
extinct
People can stop using these harmful poisons that kill insects.
pesticides
These people kill animals for their fur and body parts.
poachers
Most endangered species are located in three different places on Earth- name one.
1. Tropics
2. Mountains
3. Islands in Central/South America, Asia, and Africa
Birds eat insects and help lower the population of this pesky bug.
mosquitos
The area in which a plant or animal lives
habitat
Raising some animals in ___________ like a zoo or other protected place helps them stay safe and keep those animals alive.
captivity
This small animal lives inside of another animal and can cause disease or death.
parasite
About how old is the Earth?
4.8 billion years old
Scientists believe that about this many plants and animals have lived on Earth.
5 billion