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17 Cards in this Set
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canopy
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the high, sheltering braches of rainforest trees
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humid
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containing a large amount of water vapor
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teeming
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full of things
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livestock
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domestic animals raised and kept, as on a farm
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habitat
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a natural environment for native creatures and plants
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extinction
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the conditioin of having died out
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diversity
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variety
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poachers
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people who catch fish or hunt game illegally
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captive
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captured; held against one's will
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forage
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search for food
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reintroduction
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the process of returning animals to their natige habitats
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territorial
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protecitve of one's territory
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simulate
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imitate
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dilemma
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a situation in which one is given difficult choices to make
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abroad
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out of one's own countryl in foreign places
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genes
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tiny pieces of matter in cells that can carry the blueprints for characteristics
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observation
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the act of playing close attention
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