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Vocabulary notes

rival something (4) – конкурувати з/рівнятися з

in comparison with (4) – у порівняні з

in proportion to (4) – що є пропорційним до/відносно до

III. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences

1. When compared with the other animals of its size big cat jaguar has particularly powerful jaws and often kills its prey by piercing the skull with one swift bite.

2. About the same size as a chicken, a kiwi's eggs are almost as big as those of the emu and are one of the largest relative to body size of any bird in the world.

3. Few animals can be equal to the flamingo in terms of beauty and grace.

IV. Answer the following questions about the text “Phylum Chordata”

  1. Are the terms ‘chordates’ and ‘vertebrates’ synonymic?

  2. What are the main features of the Phylum Chordata?

  3. What animals have a notochord?

  4. Why do vertebrates need a complicated circulatory system and a highly developed nervous system?

  5. What purposes do ears serve in vertebrate animals?

  6. Do jawless fish constitute a numerous group?

  7. What are the main representatives of cartilaginous fish?

  8. Why do amphibians depend on watery environment in their life cycle?

  9. What adaptations have reptiles evolved that differentiate them from amphibians?

  10. Why do zoologists sometimes call birds ‘feathered reptiles’ or ‘hot lizards’?

  11. What features provide for the ability to fly in birds?

  12. Enumerate the main characteristics of mammals that make them the most ecologically successful class of animals.

V. Find the following words in the text “Phylum Chordata” and explain their meanings. Then select the synonyms of these words from the list below. Explain the difference between the synonyms using a dictionary

identify, _______, _______, _______;

feature, _______, _______, _______;

moist, _______, _______, _______;

provide, _______, _______, _______;

reduce, _______, _______, _______.

Attribute, cut, damp, decrease, determine, diminish, distinguish, furnish, give, humid, property, recognise, supply, trait, wet.

VI. Fill in the spaces in the sentences below with the appropriate words from exercise V

  1. The _______ of the soil influence the growth of the plants.

  2. Just wipe off the surface with a _______ paper towel.

  3. Epithelial tissue covers the body's inner and outer surfaces, while connective tissue binds it together and _______ support.

  4. Mobility, coupled with rapid responses to opportunities and hazards, is one _______ that _______ animals from other forms of life.

  5. Don't let him _______ your achievements.

  6. Quizzes are used to _______ how much material students have learned.

  7. Hurry up with the umbrella - I'm getting _______!

  8. Attacks of asthma _______ in frequency through early adult life.

  9. He had all the _______ of a great leader: charisma, energy, discipline, and resourcefulness.

  10. It was malaria, but Dr Lee hadn't _______ the symptoms.

  11. The entire island is covered by thick _______ jungle.

  12. In the open ocean, many planktonic animals carry out larger daily migrations, rising to the surface at dusk and then sinking at sunrise. By doing this, they _______ the chances of being eaten.

  13. Natural selection is tied to _______ that organisms pass from one generation to the next.

  14. An informer _______ the police with the names of those involved in the crime.

  15. Water the plants regularly to keep the soil _______.

  16. The community has certain _______, among them dominance and species diversity.

  17. Scientists are warning that unless carbon emissions are _______, we could be heading for an environmental catastrophe.

  18. Being able to move _______ animals many advantages, but it also generates its own demands.

  19. Will these finds _______ more information on prehistoric man?

  20. After years of research, scientists have _______ the virus that is responsible for the disease.

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