Before you read

A. - Pollution threatens many plants and animals , and they are now in danger of
dying
Because I think threaten means having the potential to cause harm and damage to
animals and plants
B. 1b 2b 3a 4c 5b
Reading Comprehension
1. F -> about 30 million
2. T (page 49, praragraph 2, line 8)
3. F -> A vulnerable species is - in danger because its numbers are low or declining
4. T (page 49, praragraph 2, line 6)
5. F -> The main cause of species endangerment is humanity's destruction of both
aquatic terrestrial habitats
6. T (page 50, praragraph 4, line 1)
7. T (page 50, praragraph 5, line 1)
Vocabulary Comprehension
A. 1. assure
2. make safe
3. strong
4. destruction
5. living
6. care
7. exist
8. training
9. by accident
B.
1. die out -> extinct
2. estimate
3. extinct -> die out
4. factors
5. intentionally
6. destruction
7. exploitation
8. threaten
9. vulnerable
Vocabulary Skill
A.
1. Enclose
2. extend
3. embrace
4. embark
5. exterior