What do football players on winning teams and coral reefs have in common? Both demonstrate great RESILIENCY or the ability to bounce back from stress.
Football coaches preach that adversity is inevitable. Although talent is important, collective RESILIENCE is required to win tough games and achieve championship success.
RESILIENCY is not limited to athletes. A recent SAT vocabulary in context passage stressed the importance of RESILIENCY for coral reefs. Global warming is placing coral reefs under great stress. However, researchers have discovered that coral reefs are demonstrating a surprising RESILIENCY that is enabling them to recover from the shock of rising sea temperatures.
RESILIENCY – the ability to bounce back from adverse conditions and stress