Question

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1. if you make something smaller in size or amount, you ______ it.
2. if you bring something back to its original condition, you ______ it.
3. when you ______ a size or number, you make a guess based on the information available.
4. an environment that is made up of many different types of people or things is ______.
5. something that is not likely to change is considered to be ______.
6. a(n) ______ is an amount of something that can be counted or measured.
7. if something has become twice as much or as many, it has ______ in number.
8. a biological ______ is a group of animals or plants whose members share common characteristics.
9. ______ organizations and activities are concerned with making money.
10. if you ______ in a dangerous situation, you stay alive.

commercial (adj) diverse (adj) doubled (v) estimate (v) quantity (n)
reduce (v) restore (v) species (n) stable (adj) survive (v)

Explanation:

1. The verb "reduce" means to make something smaller in size or amount.
2. "Restore" means to bring something back to its original condition.
3. When you "estimate" a size or number, you make a guess based on available information.
4. "Diverse" describes an environment made up of many different types of people or things.
5. "Stable" means something that is not likely to change.
6. A "quantity" is an amount of something that can be counted or measured.
7. If something has become twice as much or as many, it has "doubled".
8. A biological "species" is a group of animals or plants whose members share common characteristics.
9. "Commercial" organizations and activities are concerned with making money.
10. If you "survive" in a dangerous situation, you stay alive.

Answer:

1. reduce
2. restore
3. estimate
4. diverse
5. stable
6. quantity
7. doubled
8. species
9. Commercial
10. survive