(ǝ dapt): To change so as to fit a new or specific use or situation.

(a nǝ līz): To study or find out the nature and relationship of the parts of something.

(kla sǝ fī): To arrange in a group, set, or kind that shares common attributes.

(dǝ vǝr si tē): The condition of having or being composed of differing elements; variety.

(i kä lǝ gē): A branch of science concerned with the relationships between living things and their environment.

(mǝ chu̇r ): Having completed natural growth and development.

(mī grǝ tȯr ē): Of, relating to, or characterized by moving, usually periodically, from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding.

(pǝrch): A support, like a branch, on which a bird rests.

(pä pyǝ lā shǝn): The total of individuals occupying an area.

(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.

(sǝ mǝ rīz): To tell in or reduce to a short statement of the main points.

(trä pi kǝl): Of, relating to, occurring in, or used in the tropics, which is the area between two parallels of the earth’s latitude that are approximately 23½ degrees north of the equator and approximately 23½ degrees south of the equator.

(ǝn dǝr stȯr ē): The plant layer, especially the trees and shrubs, between the forest canopy and the ground cover.