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I. Quick check

A. Decide if the following statements are true or false.

1.) The earliest people must have known about plants or

they would have died.

2.) The microscope allowed biologists to treat illnesses.

3.) Darwin`s theory was one of the most important in biology.

4.) The study of biology has not changed at all over the centuries.

B. What is the difference between:

1.) the growth of a crystal and the growth of a plant

2.) the movement of a cloud and the movement of an animal?

II. Fill in the missing words:

Term (verb)

Noun

respond

.......

transform

.......

move

.......

develop

.......

respire

.......

create

.......

define

.......

III. Use monolingual English dictionary and write down what could

the words given below mean:

nutrient; sunlight; poison; breakdown; harmful.

IV. Find English equivalents to the following word combinations:

Russian term

English equivalent

общепринятое определение

выполнять (проводить) специальные функции

тот же самый вид растения; животного

постоянное увеличение размера

исходя из (на основании) сухого веса

из-за количества потребляемой воды

ускорять обмен веществ

улучшать шансы на выживание

с помощью технологических приборов

до некоторой степени

поддерживание постоянных условий

происходить постепенно

определять характеристики организма

реагировать на условия окружающей среды

известен как

V. Give Russian equivalents to the following English terms:

English term

Russian equivalent

1.

living things share certain basic characteristics

2.

to reach the size and level of complexity

3.

to measure by increase in linear dimensions (length; heights)

4.

temporary changes

5.

transform one form of energy into another

6.

to obtain nutrient chemicals

7.

to make their own food

8.

energy–rich molecule

9.

sensitive to certain changes in their environment

10.

degree of responsiveness

11.

moving toward favourable stimuli

12.

wide variety of stimuli

13.

energy–requiring processes

14.

to be known as

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