Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at sea
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• such as: For example; like
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• feed off: To eat a particular food, especially one that is only available in small quantities.
• check out
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• hurdle: Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• shift: To change in position or direction
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• huge: Very very large
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• agriculture: The science of farming
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• frequently: Often; regularly
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• fully: Completely or entirely
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• land: Region or country
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• carnivorous: Concerning or characteristic of eating meat
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• employ: To use something for a specific task
• shellfish: Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
• offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• fauna: All of the animals living in a certain area, time
• farm: Land used for growing crops or raising animals
• flora: Group of all plants that grow in a particular area
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• acidification: The process of becoming or converting into an acid
• size: How big or small a thing is