Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• have to: Must do
• such as: For example; like
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• extreme: Very great in degree
• evolve: To develop certain features
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• require: To demand that someone does something
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• account: An advantage
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• intensive: Needing great effort for a short period of time
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• century: Period of 100 years
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
• fill: To make something full
• respiration: Taking air in and out of the lungs; breathing
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• deep: Complex and important
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• forest: Large area with many trees
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
• giraffe: Tall African animal with very long neck and legs
• diffusion: Spreading out over a larger area
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• biomass: Number of living things in a particular area
• bicarbonate: Salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3)
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water