Researchers studied how the arid environment affects the water storage strategies of desert plants.
研究人员研究了干旱环境如何影响沙漠植物的储水策略。
Lichens, which are formed through a partnership between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium, can survive in some of the harshest environments on Earth, from Antarctic rock faces to desert surfaces.
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Architectural critic Soren Aasgard praises a new library's floor-to-ceiling windows, arguing they create an inviting, light-filled reading environment appropriate for a public building.
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Which choice best defines “environment”?
D — The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives. “environment” means the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.
Which word means “the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives”?
C — environment. “environment” means the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.
environment — the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives. In Chinese: 环境.
environment is pronounced /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/.
Researchers studied how the arid environment affects the water storage strategies of desert plants. (研究人员研究了干旱环境如何影响沙漠植物的储水策略。)
surroundings, habitat, setting — all close in meaning to environment (the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives).
Yes. environment is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.