Vocabulary - English 12 - Unit 10.1

______ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment.

• Biology

• Biological

• Biologist

• Biologically

A/an ______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.

• dangerous

• endanger

• endangered

• endangerment

Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal _______

• protect

• protection

• protective

• protector

Probability of extinction depends ______both the population size and fine details of the population demography.

• on

• in

• from

• for

Many modern medicines are derived _____ plants and animals.

• on

• for

• from

• in

15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8, 323 plant species) are now considered _______ risk ______ extenction.

• at/of

• on/in

• for/with

• in/at

Internationally, 189 countries have signed _____ accord agreeing to creat Biodiversity Action Plans to protect endangered and other threatened species.

• a

• an

• the

• O

Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is dedicated to protecting _____ world's wildlife and the rich biological diversity that we all need to survive.

• a

• an

• the

• 0

WWF is _____ leading privately supported international conservation organization in the world, and has sponsored more than 2,000 projects in 116 countries.

• a

• an

• the

• 0

Many nations have laws offering protection to these species, such as forbidding hunting, restricting land development or creating _____

• agencies

• reserves

• awareness

• challenges