Worming Their Way In – Vol. 1 No. 2

• angler

  (aŋ glər): A person who catches fish with a hook and fishing line.

• conifer

  (kä nǝ fǝr): Any of an order of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs that have leaves resembling needles or scales, including trees and shrubs (like pines) that have true cones.

• forest manager

  (fȯr ǝst ma ni jǝr): A person who manages a forest; in the Forest Service, forest managers focus on managing vegetation, restoring ecosystems, reducing hazards, and maintaining forest health (definition from USDA Forest Service).

• habitat

  (ha bә tat): The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows.

• invasive

  (in vā siv): Tending to spread especially in a quick or aggressive manner, such as a nonnative species growing and dispersing easily, usually to the detriment of native species and ecosystems.

• leaf litter

  (lēf li tər): Dead plant material, like leaves and twigs.

• native

  (nā tiv): Living or growing naturally in a particular region.

• nonnative

  (nän nā tiv): Not naturally occurring in an area.

• organism

  (ȯr gǝ ni zǝm): An individual living thing that carries on the activities of life by means of organs which have separate functions but are dependent on each other: a living person, plant, or animal.

• pristine

  (pri stēn): Not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted.

• species

  (spē sēz or spē shēz): A category of living things that ranks below a genus, is made up of related individuals able to produce fertile offspring, and is identified by a two-part scientific name.

• taxonomic

  (tak sə nä mik): Having to do with the orderly classification of living things according to their presumed natural relationships.

• taxonomy

Editorial Review Board Comments

• “I thought it was very well written.”

• “I think they should have different types of activities in the Natural Inquirer. And they should put different inventions and show how they work.”

• “Put it in sections; make it more organized.”

• “I like it because it gives a lot of information about Earth.”

• “The font size could be bigger (16 font). It is hard for me to read.”

• “I liked it. It was real cool.”

• “I think this is an interesting subject, but you might want to have an activity. For example, a crossword puzzle.”

• “It is a very interesting magazine article.”

• “The graphs, charts, and tables are good. Make sure it has more color.”

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