5th grade Animals at Risk

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What is risk?

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A situation involving exposure to danger.

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What is sequence?

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A set of related events, movements, or things that follow each other in a particular order.

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What does endangered mean?

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Seriously at risk of extinction.

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What does banned mean?

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To forbid or have an official rule against; prohibit.

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What is destruction?

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The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

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What is extinction?

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The end of an organism or a group of organisms; when a species no longer exists.

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What is conservation?

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The protection and preservation of the natural environment and wildlife.

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What does habitat mean?

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The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

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What is poaching?

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The illegal hunting, capturing, or collecting of wildlife.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.