| Conserve (v.) |
Protect from harm or destruction. |
| Decimate (v.) |
Kill, destroy, remove a large percentage. |
| Deforestation (n.) |
The action of clearing a wide area of trees. |
| Ecosystem (n.) |
A biological community of interdependent and interacting organisms. |
| Global (adj.) |
Relating to the whole world. |
| Photosynthesis (n.) |
The process by which green use sunlight to make foods from carbon dioxide and water. |
| Potential (adj.) |
Showing the ability to become something. |
| Prognosis (n.) |
A forecast of the likely outcome of a situation. |
| Retardant (n.) |
A fabric or substance that prevents the outbreak of something, usually fire. |
| Spawning (v.) |
Producing a large amount of eggs or offspring. |
| Sustain (v.) |
Support physically or mentally. |
