--a community of living things & the environment it inhabits
ecosystem
---an organism that get nutrition from decaying matter
fungus
---felt great satisfaction
gratified
---broken into pieces
fragmented
---do well; be successful
thrive
---a green substance found in plants that allows them to make food
chlorophyll
---a return to a healthy state
comeback
---cautiously; with great care & attention
gingerly or painstaking
---awake and active at night
nocturnal
---human made places of safety and protection
sanctuary
---related to ships or navigation
nautical
---return to original condition
restore
---gave out popping sounds
sputtered
equipment that makes & send messages
transmitter
---work together, participate in a shared activity
cooperate
---of or relating to the ocean
marine
---belonging naturally to a specific place
native
---catch fire
ignite
---holes or tunnels dug by animals
burrows
---shrank, became smaller
diminish
---the highest place on a ship
flying bridge
---moving from one habitat to another with the seasons
migrating
---what you wrote about in class this week
a natural disaster
---famous, popular, & representative of a place
iconic
---not limited, not restricted
unfettered