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Vocabulary Focus

A Match the words with their correct definitions.

substance that helps plants and animals
1 nutrient • • a
to grow

2 a few • • b to arrive somewhere

3 temperature • • c to stay alive

three or four or a small number of
4 reach • • d
persons or things

5 spot • • e a measure of how hot or cold it is

a small area of surface that is different
6 survive • • f
from the area

B Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks.

a few temperature habitat survive nutrients hunt

1 In the southern part of my country, centimeters of rain falls

each year.

2 There are drastic differences in between summer and
winter.

3 The rain forest is the best for wild animals.

4 The soil has many for plants to grow.

5 Most desert animals at night

6 Only a few plants can in the desert.

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