9. Green issues TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 5 (ADVANCED)

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 5 (ADVANCED)

9. Green issues

Complete the sentences using words from the box. biodiversity conservation consumption erosion exhaust exploitation fertilizer feed chain hydroelectric genetically modified (GM) pesticide rechargeable renewable residues wind turbine 1 Poisons which are used on one species can enter the ____food chain ____ and affect other species. 2 A chemical _______________ may destroy harmful insects, but it often has undesirable side-effects. 3 A great deal of _______________ is used to increase the yield of crops. But it then runs off into the water supply and causes other problems. 4 Your car _______________ may look OK, but in fact it is part of the biggest and fastest growing global source of pollution. 5 It is important to preserve as many species of plant and animal as we can, to maintain _______________. 6 Most of the wildlife of a country like Britain has long been destroyed. The priority now is the _______________ of what remains. 7 Conservationists are very suspicious of _______________ crops; they fear ‘genetic pollution’ of other species. 8 A _______________ produces totally clean energy. But some people think they are too big, noisy and ugly. 9 Oil can only be used once, whereas _______________ sources of energy like wind and the sun go on for ever. 10 Where there are mountains and rainfall, _______________ energy is often a good option. 11 The use of _______________ batteries, for example in personal stereos, helps to reduce waste and pollution. 12 Most fruit and vegetables need to be washed carefully, as they carry pesticide _______________ on their skins. 13 The _______________ of energy is very high in he rich, developed countries. 14 In many places the destruction of forest has lead to serious _______________ of the soil, and sometimes to flooding. 15 The _______________ of the world’s natural resources has to be carefully managed.

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