Ch2 Part 1 TOEFL MAP Listening Intermediate Definitions

Question 1

eutrophication

Answer 1

theadditionofnutrientstowaterinlakesandrivers, whichencouragesplantgrowththat can takeoxygenfrom thewaterandkillfishand otheranimals

Question 2

buildup

Answer 2

anincreaseinnumberoramount

Question 3

algae

Answer 3

verysimple, usuallysmallplantsthatgrowin or nearwaterand do not haveordinaryleavesorroots

Question 4

estuary

Answer 4

a water passage where the tide meets a river current

Question 5

nitrate

Answer 5

acompoundcontainingnitrogenandoxygen

Question 6

phosphate

Answer 6

anycompoundcontainingphosphorus

Question 7

suffocate

Answer 7

to die from being unable to breathe

Question 8

euryhaline

Answer 8

able totolerateawiderangeof salinity

Question 9

spawn

Answer 9

to lay eggs

Question 10

eel

Answer 10

along,thin, snake-likefish

Question 11

hatch

Answer 11

to come out of an egg

Question 12

mackerel

Answer 12

a sea fish with blue-green bands on its body

Question 13

aggressive

Answer 13

showingangerand awillingnesstoattackotherpeople

Question 14

enzyme

Answer 14

a substance that is produced by all living things and that helps a chemical change happen or happen more quickly

Question 15

in case

Answer 15

if; as a precaution against the event that

Question 16

protein

Answer 16

a substance, found within all living things, that forms the structure of muscles, organs, etc.

Question 17

organism

Answer 17

a living thing

Question 18

catalyst

Answer 18

a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen faster without being changed itself

Question 19

accelerate

Answer 19

to happen faster or earlier; to make something happen faster or earlier

Question 20

reaction

Answer 20

afeelingor anactionthat is adirectresultof somethingelse

Question 21

digestion

Answer 21

theprocessby whichyourbodydigestsfood, oryourabilitytodigestfood

Question 22

nutritionist

Answer 22

anexperton thesubjectofnutrition

Question 23

substance

Answer 23

materialwithparticularphysicalcharacteristics

Question 24

bloodstream

Answer 24

theflowofbloodaround thebody

Question 25

dresser

Answer 25

a piece of bedroom furniture with drawers

Question 26

situation

Answer 26

the way in which something is placed in relation to its surroundings

Question 27

procedure

Answer 27

a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something

Question 28

exclusively

Answer 28

in an exclusive manner; only

Question 29

trait

Answer 29

a distinguishing quality

Question 30

appearance

Answer 30

outward aspect; look

Question 31

claw

Answer 31

a sharp usually slender and curved nail on the toe of an animal

Question 32

adaptable

Answer 32

able or willing to change in order to suit different conditions

Question 33

cub

Answer 33

a young carnivorous mammal

Question 34

pack

Answer 34

a group of often predatory animals of the same kind

Question 35

migrate

Answer 35

to move from one place to another

Question 36

burrow

Answer 36

a hole in the ground dug by an animal

Question 37

crevice

Answer 37

a small, narrow crack or space, especially in the surface of rock

Question 38

abandon

Answer 38

to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever

Question 39

nocturnal

Answer 39

being active or happening at night rather than during the day

Question 40

carnivorous

Answer 40

subsisting or feeding on animal tissues

Question 41

game

Answer 41

animals under pursuit or taken in hunting

Question 42

rancher

Answer 42

someone who owns or works on a ranch

Question 43

monogamous

Answer 43

having only one mate, spouse, or sexual partner at one time

Question 44

bond

Answer 44

a close connection joining two or more people

Question 45

indicate

Answer 45

to show, point, or make clear in another way

Question 46

situate

Answer 46

to put something in a particular position

Question 47

fish ladder

Answer 47

a series of pools arranged like steps by which fish can pass over a dam in going upstream

Question 48

navigate

Answer 48

to travel by water

Question 49

hence

Answer 49

therefore