Question

match each vocabulary word from the article with the correct definition. 1. conservation a. the place where an animal naturally lives 2. habitat b. the ability to float 3. repels c. the protection of plants, animals, or other natural resources 4. cavities d. a struggle or problem 5. buoyancy e. keeps something away 6. conflict f. the act of making something, such as water or air, dirty and not usable 7. densest g. the parts that are the closest together 8. pollution h. animals hunted and killed by other animals for food 9. mollusk i. holes or spaces in something 10. prey j. a type of animal that has a soft body, no backbone, and usually lives in a shell

Explanation:

1. Conservation refers to protecting natural resources like plants and animals, so it matches with c.
2. Habitat is the natural living - place of an animal, so it matches with a.
3. Repels means keeps something away, so it matches with e.
4. Cavities are holes or spaces in something, so it matches with i.
5. Buoyancy is the ability to float, so it matches with b.
6. Conflict is a struggle or problem, so it matches with d.
7. There is no correct match for "densest" in the given definitions.
8. Pollution is the act of making something like water or air dirty and not usable, so it matches with f.
9. Mollusk is a type of animal with a soft body, no backbone, and usually lives in a shell, so it matches with j.
10. Prey are animals hunted and killed by other animals for food, so it matches with h.

Answer:

1. c. the protection of plants, animals, or other natural resources
2. a. the place where an animal naturally lives
3. e. keeps something away
4. i. holes or spaces in something
5. b. the ability to float
6. d. a struggle or problem
7. No match
8. f. the act of making something, such as water or air, dirty and not usable
9. j. a type of animal that has a soft body, no backbone, and usually lives in a shell
10. h. animals hunted and killed by other animals for food