Question

match each vocabulary word from the reading passage with the correct definition.

1. gentle
2. filter
3. unique
4. plankton
5. bristly
6. absorb
7. oxygen
8. blood vessels
9. swallows
10. adult

a. take in or soak up something
b. microscopic organisms that float in the sea, which many larger animals depend on for food
c. tubes in the body that carry blood to the organs and tissues
d. fully grown; mature
e. distinctive; special
f. causes food to move down the throat
g. mild - mannered, kind, or tender
h. having a rough and prickly texture
i. a chemical element humans and animals need to breathe in order to survive
j. strain out unwanted material

Explanation:

Match each word with its standard English - language definition. 'gentle' means mild - mannered, kind, or tender. 'filter' is to strain out unwanted material. 'unique' means distinctive; special. 'plankton' are microscopic organisms that float in the sea, which many larger animals depend on for food. 'bristly' means having a rough and prickly texture. 'absorb' means take in or soak up something. 'oxygen' is a chemical element humans and animals need to breathe in order to survive. 'blood vessels' are tubes in the body that carry blood to the organs and tissues.'swallows' causes food to move down the throat. 'adult' means fully grown; mature.

Answer:

1. g. mild - mannered, kind, or tender
2. j. strain out unwanted material
3. e. distinctive; special
4. b. microscopic organisms that float in the sea, which many larger animals depend on for food
5. h. having a rough and prickly texture
6. a. take in or soak up something
7. i. a chemical element humans and animals need to breathe in order to survive
8. c. tubes in the body that carry blood to the organs and tissues
9. f. causes food to move down the throat
10. d. fully grown; mature