Match the ‘environment words’ with their meanings. Words Meanings Ecology A person who advocates preservation and careful management of natural resources. Habitat The variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur. Herpetologist The relationship of living things to one another and their environment, or the study of such relationships. Extinct Tropical evergreen trees or shrubs forming dense thickets along tidal shores. Aquifer A place where a population lives and its surroundings, both living and non-living. Naturalist A zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians. Biodiversity Having no living representative. Mangrove An underground geological formation, containing water. Conservationist A person who studies plants and animals, especially outdoors.