| A | B |
| abundance | great supply (of something) |
| assigned | given a job or tasks to someone to do |
| undoing | downfall; destruction |
| magnificent | very beautiful or impressive |
| curious | interested in knowing about things |
| crowded | full of people, packed |
| citizens | legal members of a country, state or city |
| habitats | (in biology) the area in which an animal or plant normally lives |
| urban | related to a city |
| convinced | persuaded |
| naturalist | a person who studies plants and animals |
| ecosystem | ecological units in nature |
| shoreline | coastline |
| hazy | a condition in the air similar to light fog, caused by water, dust, or smoke |
| sensitive | easily damaged |
| deposit | a natural accumulation or occurrence of a mineral |
| massive | huge, great |
| host | a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere |
| registers | shows, records |
| pesticides | chemicals used to kill pests |
| dramatically | done with great effort, drastically |
| capacity | ability to hold or store |
| retreated | moved away from something, such as soldiers who move away from the enemy |