1. Lesson 8 Vocabulary
Conserving
Restore
Regulate
Vegetarian
Endangered
Responsibility
Attracted
Adapted
Unique
Guardians

2. conserving
Using only what you need of something and protecting it; not wasting something
Saving, or conserving, natural habitats is a main goal of our national park system.

3. restore To return something to its original state
Park workers restore harmed habitats by bringing them back to their original state.

4. regulate
To control
Managers regulate, or control, access to an area. Fewer people cause less harm.

5. vegetation Plants found in a particular area
Many animals survive by feeding on the vegetation, or plant life, in a habitat.

6. endangered
Threatened; for plants and animals, threatened with extinction
Damaged habitats put endangered animals at risk of dying out.

7. responsibility A duty or job
Humans have a duty, or responsibility, to preserve and protect wild habitats.

8. attracted Drew attention and captured interest
Birds are attracted, or drawn to, habitats that can hide their nests from predators.

9. adapted Changed, to survive or fit into new conditions
Gills are specially adapted features that let fish breathe in the water.

10. unique Unusual and special in some way
Many habitats support unique plants and wildlife that are not found elsewhere.

11. guardians People who protect or take care of others
One day some of these students may become guardians, or caretakers, of wild habitats.