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A Natural Balance

Teacher: Ms. Johns - ELD
Across
The number of a species in a particular area that can increase or decrease.
A related type of animal or plant that share similar characteristics.
Zoos and aquariums _____ and raise rare and endangered animals.
"Several factors ______ to the loss of habitat, the areas that support plant and animal populations."
The ocean, air, and land where all species of life live, and is threatened by pollution.
An oil spill is a major ocean _________, which is what happens when a tanker or a large ship carrying oil gets a hole in it and leaks oil.
The Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) protects endangered species by ______, watching and researching, the populations.
________ (where animals live) loss is the most serious threat facing manatees today.
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Habitat loss, Introduced species, Pollution, Population, Over-Consumption
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is the _______ agency responsible for enforcing (making sure people follow the law) the Endangered Species Act.
Survival means balancing the __________ of endangered species with people's way of life."
The system for organizing or categorizing various species of animals or plants.
The consequence of factories, littering, or oil spills that can destroy the environment.
The stage between threatened and extinct.
A ________ species can become endangered without protection.
Sometimes our actions ________, are good for, the environment.
It is ______ to hunt or kill endangered animals.
The black rhinoceros and the manatee are close to becoming ________.
A threatened species is less in _______ of becoming extinct than an endangered species.
In 1973, the U.S. government passed the Endangered Species ____, which was a law that protects endangered species and their habitats.