Vocabulary 10/19

Basin

An area of land where all flowing surface water converges at a single point

Inefficient

Failing to make the best use of time or resources

Keystone species

A species that shapes its ecosystem so much that the ecosystem would be much different without that species

Poacher

A person who hunts illegally on land where hunting is not allowed; often targeting endangered species

Germinate

The process where a new plant sprouts out of a seed

Evolve

Develop gradually, especially from a simple to more complex form

Dominate

Have a commanding influence on; exercise control over

Affect

To have an impact on; make a difference to

Ivory

A hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of an elephant tusk

Biodiversity

The variety of living organisms in a specific area