Vocabulary Quiz: Jewels of the Sea

What does the word "replenish" mean?

• To use up completely

• To fill up again

• To throw away

• To decrease in number

Which of the following best describes "cultivated"?

• Wild and untamed

• Grown and cared for

• Abandoned and neglected

• Destroyed and ruined

What does "declined" mean in the context of a population?

• To increase rapidly

• To remain the same

• To decrease in number

• To become more diverse

What does it mean to "discard" something?

• To keep it safe

• To throw it away

• To repair it

• To sell it

What is the meaning of "experience"?

• A lack of knowledge

• A skill learned from practice

• A new invention

• A type of food

What does "harvested" mean in the context of farming?

• To plant seeds

• To water crops

• To gather ripe crops

• To fertilize the soil

Which of the following is a synonym for "replenish"?

• Exhaust

• Refill

• Abandon

• Deplete

What is the opposite of "cultivated"?

• Nurtured

• Developed

• Wild

• Tended

If a species has "declined," what has happened to it?

• It has become extinct

• It has increased in number

• It has decreased in number

• It has remained stable

What is a common action associated with "discarded" items?

• Recycled

• Stored

• Thrown away

• Sold