Question

Match the ‘environment words’ with their meanings.

Words	Meanings
Ecology	A person who advocates preservation and careful management of natural resources.
Habitat	The variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur.
Herpetologist	The relationship of living things to one another and their environment, or the study of such relationships.
Extinct	Tropical evergreen trees or shrubs forming dense thickets along tidal shores.
Aquifer	A place where a population lives and its surroundings, both living and non-living.
Naturalist	A zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians.
Biodiversity	Having no living representative.
Mangrove	An underground geological formation, containing water.
Conservationist	A person who studies plants and animals, especially outdoors.

Answer 1

The correctly matched words are given below:

Words	Meanings
Ecology	The relationship of living things to one another and their environment, or the study of such relationships.
Habitat	A place where a population lives and its surroundings, both living and non-living.
Herpetologist	A zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians.
Extinct	Having no living representative.
Aquifer	An underground geological formation, containing water.
Naturalist	A person who studies plants and animals, especially outdoors.
Biodiversity	The variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur.
Mangrove	Tropical evergreen trees or shrubs forming dense thickets along tidal shores.
Conservationist	A person who advocates preservation and careful management of natural resources.