Everglades Forever Test

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What does the word conserving mean in this sentence? "During the drought, we will be conserving water."

A. condensing

B. licensing

C. saving

D. transporting

A. outfits

B. plants

C. vessels

D. water

A. drawn to

B. perched on

C. worked with

D. frightened by

A. control

B. discourage

C. invite

D. want

A. look over again

B. look over before

C. look over carefully

D. look over for the first time.

A. never decided

B. too close to decide

C. decided too quickly

D. decided beforehand

A. close in

B. close later

C. close before

D. close briefly

A. move back

B. move quickly

C. move forward

D. move sideways

A. the law came early

B. the law comes before

C. the law comes too late

D. the law comes without

A. explain and criticize.

B. inform and persuade.

C. exaggerate and persuade.

D. inform and express emotions.

A. basking in the sun

B. lowering its heart rate

C. perching in a mangrove

D. bathing in brackish water

A. dirty drinking water

B. pure rainwater

C. salty water from the ocen

D. fresh rainwater mixed with salty seawater

A. development of new buildings

B. growth of the human population

C. for the special silence found there

What does the word conserving mean in this sentence?

"During the drought, we will be conserving water."

A. condensing

B. licensing

C. saving

D. transporting

What does the word vegetation mean in the sentence below?

"The mountains are covered with different kinds of vegetation."

A. outfits

B. plants

C. vessels

D. water

What does the word attracted mean in the sentence below?

"The butterflies are attracted to the sweet-smelling flowers."

A. drawn to

B. perched on

C. worked with

D. frightened by

What does the word regulate mean in the sentence below?

"The rangers regulate activities within the park."

A. control

B. discourage

C. invite

D. want

What does the word review mean in the sentence below?

"Dawn will review the materials for the test."

A. look over again

B. look over before

C. look over carefully

D. look over for the first time.

What does the word predetermined mean in the sentence below?

"The outcome of the race was predetermined."

A. never decided

B. too close to decide

C. decided too quickly

D. decided beforehand

What does the word enclose mean in the sentence below?

"April will enclose the garden with a fence."

A. close in

B. close later

C. close before

D. close briefly

What does the word proceed mean in the sentence below?

"The police officer told us to proceed carefully."

A. move back

B. move quickly

C. move forward

D. move sideways

What does the word predates mean in the sentence below?

"The law predates your birth."

A. the law came early

B. the law comes before

C. the law comes too late

D. the law comes without

The author's main purpose in writing this article is to

A. explain and criticize.

B. inform and persuade.

C. exaggerate and persuade.

D. inform and express emotions.

An anhinga thermoregulates by

A. basking in the sun

B. lowering its heart rate

C. perching in a mangrove

D. bathing in brackish water

What is the best definition for brackish water?

A. dirty drinking water

B. pure rainwater

C. salty water from the ocen

D. fresh rainwater mixed with salty seawater

Which of the following is a reason the author suggests for saving the sawgrass
prairie?

A. development of new buildings

B. growth of the human population

C. for the special silence found there