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- 1. Natural or made without chemicals.
- 3. Known for eating ants and termites, this mammal belongs to the suborder Vermilingua, meaning “worm tongue”.
- 5. An estimated 31% of the 430 types of this tree are threatened with extinction.
- 7. This baleen whale is found in all oceans except the Artic.
- 9. The science of organisms and their environment.
- 10. The largest river basin in the world, this area is the world’s richest and most biodiverse region in the world.
- 11. Native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, these endangered great apes are now only found in parts or Borneo and Sumatra.
- 12. This flowering plant is a succulent perennial plant that is native through most of the length of North and South America.
- 13. The natural home of an animal, plant, or other organisms.
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- 2. The goal of these protected areas is preservation with an emphasis on causing minimal change to the landscape or environment.
- 4. The most abundant element in Earth’s atmosphere.
- 6. The heaviest members of the weasel family, this marine mammal is native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean and were sought after for their waterproof coats.
- 8. A planet orbiting a star other than our Sun; also called “extrasolar planet.”