We all rely on the environment for our air, water, and food. Conservation is the practice of using natural resources wisely and protecting them from being wasted or destroyed. It includes protecting animals and plants from becoming extinct, conserving energy and water, and reducing pollution.
Conservation - Protecting Our Environment
Conservation: The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural environments and the ecological communities that inhabit them. Habitat: The place where an animal or plant species naturally or normally lives and grows. Biodiversity: The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat or in the world as a whole.
Concepts:
Turtles can make sounds underwater by vibrating their throats and heads. Most bats are insectivores, eating a variety of bugs including beetles, moths, flies, and mosquitoes. The bald eagle's scientific name is Haliaeetus leucocephalus, meaning sea eagle or fish eagle.
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What is the definition of conservation?
- The protection of natural resources
- The destruction of natural resources
- The use of natural resources
- The preservation of natural resources
Which of the following is a way to conserve water?
- Taking shorter showers
- Turning off the lights
- Leaving the water running
- Not recycling
Which of the following is an example of air pollution?
- Car exhaust
- Turning off the lights
- Recycling paper
- Planting trees
What is the purpose of conservation?
- To protect the environment
- To destroy the environment
- To use the environment
- To preserve the environment
Which of the following is an example of conserving energy?
- Turning off the lights when you leave a room
- Leaving the water running
- Driving a car
- Burning trash