Zodziai(2b) Flashcards
an animal that can live both in water or on land
amphibian
in danger
at risk
a small black insect with a hard covering
beetle
to cause sth to happen
bring about
to release a book, album, etc and put in on
bring out
to help sb gain consciousness
bring round
to raise a
bring up
legally
by law
the act of cutting down or destroying all the trees in an area
deforestation
because of
due to
the act of using more energy than is needed
energy waste
the death of all the members of a species
extinction
to have to deal with danger
face
a collection of soft hairs on a bird’s body
feather
a piece of material used to catch fish
fishing net
a fire in a wooded area
forest fire
happening in or affecting all parts of the world
global
to take or pick up sth quickly and roughly
grab
to stop sth from being seen
hide (from)
to stop sth from being seen
hide (from)
at risk
In danger
at risk
In trouble
in nature; in land not inhabited by people
In the wild
a small animal that has six legs and a body divided in three parts
Insect
a hole where large amounts of rubbish are put
Landfill
according to the law
Legally
the state of sth no
longer existing
Loss
large pieces
of ice which are changing into liquid
Melting ice caps
a layer of
oil floating on the sea after an accident
oil spill
to maintain
preserve
to
keep sth safe from sth else
protect
decrease
reduction
to depend on
rely on
a cold-blooded
animal with scaly skin that lays eggs
reptile
a small mammal
with sharp front teeth (e.g. rats, mice, squirrels)
rodent
a large, silver-
coloured fish with pink flesh
salmon
to stop
sb or sth from being destroyed or killed
save
having scales,
small flat pieces of skin that cover a fish
scaly
a lack of
shortage
the skin of an
animal with coloured dots
spotted pelt
to encourage sb
to succeed
support
at risk of
suffering harm
threatened
a frog-like animal
with warty skin
toad
with a body temperature not affected by the surrounding temperature
warm-blooded
the act of using too
much of sth than is needed
waste
the contamination of rivers, seas, etc
water pollution