One of Borneo's many weird and wonderful insects
Callum and Kaz learn about some of the new discoveries from the rainforests of Borneo.
This week's question:
There are an estimated 10 million species on Earth. How many have so far been discovered?
a) 750,000
b) 1.7 million
c) 2.4 million
Listen out for the answer in the programme!
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Secrets of the rainforest
Vocabulary from the programme
- species
a group of living things, such as plants, animals and insects that share the same general features.
Example:
"We continue to discover new species every day. Remove the forests and you will also exterminate countless species." (成人快手 News)- biologically diverse habitats
areas where many different living things have their natural home
Example:
The rainforests are some of the most biologically diverse habitats on Earth.- an ecosystem
all the life forms in an area that exist together and depend on each other
Example:
When the balance of an ecosystem is changed - by the introduction of new elements or dramatic rises in one or more of them - the normal functioning of the ecosystem can be disrupted. (成人快手 Bloom)- creepy-crawlies
an informal expression for insects and spiders
Example:
A month in a small, ill-equipped hut in the middle of a rainforest with nothing but unfeasibly large creepy-crawlies for company? (成人快手 Cambridgeshire)- a bug
informal word for an insect
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