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a scientist who became famous for her books about nature.

Rachel Carson

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A piece of writing on a specific subject

article

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a chemical used to destroy plants or animals

pesticide

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the branch of science that studies living organisms

biology

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a person who studies nature

naturalist

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the branch of biology that focuses on animals

zoology

200

a section or division of a larger organization, such as a government, a company, or a school

department

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When you provide a _________, you answer someone’s statement with an opposing argument

rebuttal

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something that makes something else dirty or impure

pollution

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the act of producing it from raw materials, by hand or with a machine

manufacture

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a large uncontrolled animal group that causes harm

infestation

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to focus on that particular thing

concentrate

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when a person really likes something, they are________________with it

enamored

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when something is done so that it cannot be changed; it is done in a manner that is unchangeable

irrevocably

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describes something legal, or something related to the making of laws

legislative