Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
• have to: Must do
• check out
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• such as: For example; like
• under normal circumstances: Typically; usually; in the absence of unusual factors or conditions.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• come into contact: To physically touch something.
• in small doses: Acceptable or enjoyable only when limited in quantity.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• fly into: Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• at least: As a minimum
• bodily: By moving the whole of something
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
• honey: Sweet, thick golden liquid that is made by bees
• excellence: Extremely high quality
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
• enter: To start a career or an education
• bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• leafy: Having or covered with leaves
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• surrounding: To be all the way around something
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• toxicity: Quality or degree of being poisonous
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• weaken: To make something or someone less powerful
• offspring: Child or young of a person, plant or animal
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• mite: A very small child
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• larva: Wormlike young form of some insects
• nicotine: Addictive substance in tobacco
• toxin: Any poisonous substance
• pollen: Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
• paralysis: Inability to move or feel all or part of the body
• fungi: Taxonomic kingdom including yeast
• demise: Concerning a death
• livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough