Unit 2.4 What Rot Flashcards
teeming
to be full; swarm
shrivel
to wrinkle and become small
brittle
easily broken
circulate
to flow around freely
decays
slowly break down
plump
having a full, rounded form
microbes
a very tiny living thing; a microorganism
enrich
to improve or make better by adding someting
swarming
to gather or live in a large group
larva
a young insect that hatches from an egg and has a wormlike form before growing into an adult
cocoons
the silky envelope spun by the larvae of insects to protect themselves during a phase of growth
burrow
a hole in the ground to live in
recurring
happening over and over
Any animal that lives by another animal for food
predator
to slowly break down
decay
to sink, to hand down
droop
swarming - to gather or live in a large group
true