Background

Try to define the list of words below based on the text you’ve just read. Look up their meanings if you are unsure. If you like, try unscrambling some of the words. Then print off and complete the crossword puzzle.

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Task

Words to Know:

Plummet

Natural disaster

Disease

Logging

Weather

Predation

Death rates

Surface area

Herbicides

Genetically modified plants

Crops

Till

Ecosystem

Environment

Pesticides

Breeding habitat

Climate change

Systemic toxins

Parasitoids

Landscape

Unscramble the following words:

Umetmpl

Traunal Ssadiret

Eisaeds

Lgggoin

Ehatwer

Derptinao

Thade eatrs

Uscafre reaa

Biiceshdre

Geaiceylntl edmfdioi slaptn

Sporc

Lilt

Eotcsmsey

Nmnneevotir

Spdicteeis

Geebnidr baitaht

Ciltmea ehcgan

Mysecist sxonit

Dassriitapo

Elcansdpa

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Learning Objectives

Learning and understanding new words (vocabulary) and understanding text (reading comprehension).

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