Thẻ ghi nhớ: Unit 9: The natural world | Quizlet

agriculture

/ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər/-(n) farming: nen nong nghiep = husbandry

animal kingdom

(n) the group of all living creatures that are animals: the gioi dong vat = animal group = animal life = fauna

burrow

/ˈbʌrəʊ/ - (n): hang hoc = couch

climate

(n) Overall weather in an area over a long period of time: khi hau, climate zone

crop

(n) harvest: mua vu

decline

(n) drop = fall = decrease: giam

den

(n) hole = burrow: hang

disaster

(n) something that causes great damage or harm: thien tai, tham hoa = tragedy = ruin = catastrophe

ecological balance

/ˌiːkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/-(n) balance of natural relationships in the environment: can bang sinh thai

ecology

(n) The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment: sinh thai hoc

evolution

/ˌiːvəˈluːʃn/-(n)Change over time: su tien hoa = growth = progression = advancement

extinction

(n) the disappearance of many faunas and floras: su tuyet chung

fauna

/ˈfɔːnə/-(n) animal = creatures: dong vat

flora

/ˈflɔːrə/-(n) plants & flowers, vegetables = veggie

genetics

(n) The scientific study of heredity: di truyen

habitat

(n) the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism: moi truong song = surrounding = environment

human nature

/ˈhjuːmən ˈneɪtʃə(r)/-(n) ban tinh con nguoi = human instinct = innate/ inborn/ natural virtue/ quality/ characteristic

insect

(n) bug = pest = vermin: con trung

mother nature

(n) nature or weather considered as a force that has power over human beings: me thien nhien = environment = natural habitat

pesticides

(n) Chemicals used on plants that kill pests, worms: thuoc tru sau = fly spray

predator

(n) An animal that hunts other animals for food: loai vat san moi

prey

(n) Animal hunted or caught for food: con moi

repercussions

/ˌriːpəˈkʌʃn/-(n): an unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one: tieng doi lai, tieng vang

scent

(n) aroma = smell = perfume = odor = fragance: mui huong

species

(n) A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring: loai = group

soil

(n) land = dirt = mud: dat dai

vegetation

(n) all the plants and trees in an area: tham thuc vat

vermin

(n) any of various small animals or insects that are pests: con trung

weed

(n) any plant that competes with crops: co dai = wild plant

arid

/ˈærɪd-(adj) extremely dry: kho can = barren

catastrophic

/ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk/-(adj) involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering: khung khiep, tham hoa = disastrous = deadly = devastating = dire = adverse = fatal

domesticated

/dəˈmestɪkeɪtid/-(adj) brought under human control; tamed or cultivated: thuan hoa >< wild

endangered

(adj)in danger of becoming extinct: co nguy co tuyet chung = be in danger = be at risk = be threatened

extinct

(adj) no longer existing: tuyet chung = died out = non-existent = destroy = vanished

genetically - modified

(adj) /dʒəˈnetɪkli/ Having the genes changed: bien doi gen >< NGM ( non genetically - modified)

introduced

(adj) an exotic species that has been released to the wild: du nhap, tu ben ngoai vao = suggested/ recommended = invented/ created/ form/ erected/ flex

semi-arid

(adj) Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters: ban kho han = semi - desert

tropical

(adj) hot and humid: nhiet doi

vulnerable

/ˈvʌlnərəbl/ (adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected: de ton thuong, de anh huong = prone = susceptible to smt

wild

(n) an area where animals run free: hoang da = native/ premitive/ intact = salvage >< man made

native

a person who was born in a particular place

resistant

(adj) unable to integrate/ flex: khang cu, chong lai

adapt

(v) to adjust or change to suit conditions: thich nghi = flex = resilient to smt

combat

(v) to fight: danh, danh bai = fight= defeat= battle = oppose = contest = struggle

cultivate

(v) farm, grow, plow: trong trot

eradicate

(v.) to root out, get rid of, destroy completely: xoa bo= remove = get rid of = eliminate=exterminate

evolve

(v.) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level: tien hoa, phat trien= develop = grow up = progress

hibernate

(v) to sleep throughout the winter: ngu dong

tolerate

(v) sustain = put up with = bear = suffer from = endure: chiu dung