chemicals used by farmers to kill harmful insects	pesticides (n)
the process of building towns and cities or making them bigger	urban development (n)
the slow and gradual rise in the Earth's temperature because of carbon dioxide and other gases in th	global warming (n) globalne ocieplenie
(of plants and animals) that have had one or more genes changed (phr)	genetically modified
material that has been used and is no longer needed, which is harmful to the environment	toxic waste (n)
rubbish produced in a household	household waste (n)
hard remains of an animal or plant that lived long ago, found imside a rock	fossils (n) skamielina
to be of central importance (exp)	to hold the key to
to change and develope slowly over a period of time	evolve
hard material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, esp because it has been carried there by wate,	sediment (n) osad
a large thick area of ice, esp one that exists for a long time (n)	ice sheet
a bent piece of plastic or metal used for fishing	hook (n)
to have children or offspring (v)	breed
all the plants and animals that live in a certain area and the relationships which exist between the	ecosystem (n)
to put sth smoewhere quickly and carelessly, to get rid of sth	dispose of, dump
human waste or dirty water which is carried away through special pipes (n)	sewage osad
to consider sth (exp)	take account of; brać coś pod uwagę
a sea creature with a long soft body and many soft arms called tentacles	squid kałamarnica
tiny sea creatures that live in the sea around the Antarctic and are eaten by whales	krill
small eatable shellfish with long tails and many legs	shrimp (n) krewetka
to begin to understand (exp)	come to realise
to cause sth to die out (exp)	to drive to extinction
a poisonous chemical used in industry and farming	dioxins (n)
coal or oil that was formed form remains of plants and animals (n)	fossil fuel paliwo kopalne
an area of land where animals, birds and plants are officially protected	reserve rezerwat
to stop	prevent, hold, cease
small amount of sth that is left after most of it has gone (n)	residue pozostałości resztki
a large deep hole in the ground where rubbish is taken and burried	landfill site
to get rid of sth one does not need any longer	discard
(of animals) kept in cages, not free (exp)	in captivity
having knowledge of sth	awareness
final, last	ultimate (adj) ostateczny
save, protect	to preserve
vital, important	crucial
deal with or settle; pozbyć się, get rid of	dispose of sth
a waste that are in the sea	marine litter
make sth smaller; lessen	minimise zmaleć
effect; influence	impact (n)
nuclear energy which is obtained from	nuclear power
cutting down the forest; the removal of trees; the process of removing trees	deforestation (n)
capable of being decomposed	biodegradable
a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling	bottle bank
a temporary shortage of rainfall	drought susza
a large whale	humpback (n)
growing food without using artificals	organic food
hunger	starvation
spaliny	exhaust fumes
a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people	famine głód
make impure;poison	contaminate
sth that can be used more than one	re-usable
a group of people tha are choosen to make rules, laws or decisons or to get advice	council rada miejska
tha act of getting rid of sth	disposal
tha amount of water contained in the air	humidity wilgotność
biom	biome
to attempt	to undertake podejść
seed container of beans	pod (n) strąk
piwnica	vault (n)