Conservation Word Search
Play a Conservation word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: BIODIVERSITY, HABITAT, ECOSYSTEM, ENVIRONMENT, ENDANGERED, POLLUTION, RECYCLE, CONSERVE, WILDLIFE, RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE, CLIMATE.
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Conservation word list, defined
- BIODIVERSITY /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/ · noun
- The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat, ecosystem, or on Earth as a whole, encompassing the diversity of species, genetic variation within species, and the variety of ecosystems themselves. Related: biological variety, ecological richness, species richness, variety of life.
- HABITAT /ˈhæbɪtæt/ · noun
- The natural environment in which an organism or a community of organisms lives. In broader use, a habitat can also mean the characteristic setting or environment associated with a person, group, activity, or development. Related: home, dwelling, environment, surroundings.
- ECOSYSTEM /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/ · noun
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment, considered as a functioning unit. By extension, any complex network of interdependent elements that functions as a whole. Related: environment, habitat, biome, biosphere.
- ENVIRONMENT /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ · noun
- The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates; also, the natural world as a whole, especially as affected by human activity. Related: surroundings, setting, milieu, habitat.
- ENDANGERED /ɪnˈdeɪn.dʒəd/ · adjective
- At risk of harm, destruction, or extinction; especially used of plant and animal species threatened with dying out entirely. Related: threatened, at risk, imperiled, in jeopardy.
- POLLUTION /pəˈluːʃən/ · noun
- The presence of harmful substances or energy in the environment, especially when it causes damage to health, ecosystems, or natural resources. It can also refer to the act of introducing such substances or influences into the environment. Related: contamination, impurity, taint, defilement.
- RECYCLE /riːˈsaɪkəl/ · verb
- To convert discarded materials into new products or materials that can be used again. It can also mean to reuse or redirect something, especially a resource, rather than treating it as disposable. Related: reuse, reprocess, reclaim, recycle.
- CONSERVE /kənˈsɜːrv/ · verb, noun
- To protect something from harm, loss, or waste by careful use or management; as a noun, a conserve is a jam-like preserve made from fruit cooked with sugar. Related: preserve, protect, safeguard, save.
- WILDLIFE /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ · noun
- Wild animals and plants collectively, especially those living freely in natural habitats. The term is also used for the animals of a particular region or ecosystem. Related: fauna, flora, natural world, wild nature.
- RESOURCES /rɪˈsɔːrsɪz/ (US); /rɪˈzɔːsɪz/ (UK) · plural noun
- The available supplies, assets, means, or capabilities that can be used to accomplish something. Depending on the context, the word may refer to money, materials, information, personnel, or other assets needed for a particular purpose. Related: assets, means, supplies, funds.
- SUSTAINABLE /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ · adjective
- Capable of being maintained or continued over time without causing serious harm to the environment, exhausting resources, or undermining future viability. Related: viable, durable, maintainable, renewable.
- CLIMATE /ˈklaɪmət/ · noun
- The characteristic weather conditions of a region over a long period, including temperature, rainfall, and humidity; also used figuratively to mean the prevailing mood, attitudes, or conditions in a society or organization. Related: weather, conditions, environment, atmosphere.
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