| adaptable |
If a living thing is adaptable, it has the ability to change itself in order to survive or fit in better in a new situation. [1/2 definitions] |
| adaptation |
a particular change in the body of a living thing that helps the animal or plant to survive under new conditions. An adaptation happens over a very long time. [2/4 definitions] |
| dependent |
one requiring the help of another in order to survive. [1/3 definitions] |
| ecosystem |
An ecosystem is the community of plants and animals that all live in the same environment and survive because of each other. |
| endure |
If people endure something, they survive or keep going even though this thing makes it very difficult. [1/2 definitions] |
| evolve |
When a living thing evolves, it makes changes in itself over time and becomes both more complicated and able to survive. [1/2 definitions] |
| get along |
to survive or manage. [1/2 definitions] |
| lung |
Your lungs are the parts of your body that you use when you breathe. Lungs fill with air and bring oxygen into your blood. The blood then goes to your heart, which pumps the blood with its oxygen through your body. Every part of your body needs oxygen to survive. When the oxygen is gone, the blood goes back to your lungs where it can get more oxygen from the air you breathe. |
| resource |
When a country or group of people has resources, it has things it can use to make things or help it to survive. Natural resources are things like forests, oil, and minerals that are underground. Countries can use these things for its own industries or sell them to make money. [1/3 definitions] |
| self-contained |
having everything needed to survive or function. |
| streetwise |
having knowledge about what goes on and the ability to survive in a city. |
| survival |
the act or fact of continuing to be alive or survive. |
| survive |
When you survive, you continue to live after something very dangerous has happened. When you survive, you do not die. [3 definitions] |
| threatened |
If we say that a certain kind of animal is threatened, we mean that its chance of continuing to survive into the future is not certain. It's quite possible that this type of animal will not exist in the future if things do not change for it soon. |
| tolerant |
If people, animals, or plants are tolerant of something, it means they are able to live with it or survive in it even though it is hard. [1/2 definitions] |
| weather |
to last through; survive. [1/3 definitions] |