2. Answer the questions.

1. Who and when created the symbol of Ecology?

2. How can Ecology be defined?

3. What does an organism’s external environment include?

4. What objects does Ecology include?

5. Ecology is a multidisciplinary science, isn’t it?

6. What levels are of Ecology concern?

7. When did Ecology achieve public prominence and become distinct science?

8. Who is considered to be the Father of Ecology?

9. When did Ecology become an essential part of the world’s politics?

10. What issue highlighted the increasing danger of greenhouse gasses?

3. Ask your partner some more questions on the text.

4. Substitute the words in bold type for their synonyms:

risk, connected, image, investigation, expand, non-living, tendencies, include, interpret

1. The ecology icon gained popularity before the founding of Earth Day.

2. How do we define ecology?

3. All these questions are important if one wants to venture into living green and help the environment.

4. How about ecology trends and the problems associated with ecology?

5. An organism’s external environment includes abiotic and biotic factors.

6. Biology generally studies living organisms and is linkedwith the maximum levels of biological organization.

7. Aside from pure scientific inquiry, ecology is considered a highly applied science.

8. These levels comprise the population level, the community level, the ecosystem level, and the biosphere level.

9. Large maritime expeditions were organized to extend maritime commerce.

5. Finish the sentences using the text.

1. The symbol for ecology was created by …

2. The symbol was a combination of …

3. The symbol became wildly popular and found its way into …

4. Ecology is defined as …

5. An organism’s external environment includes …

6. Ecological study includes several objects, from …

7. Ecology is also interrelated to other disciplines such as …

8. Ecology studies different levels such as …

9. Ecology has been around since…

10. It was on the 2nd half of the 20th century that …

11. Alexander von Humboidt, was the one who is often considered …

12. The growth of ecological thought happened early …

13. Ecology as a modern science has been traced to …

14. The term "ecology" was first coined …

15. It was in 1971, when Ecology became …

6. What are the subjects of the following sciences?

Biology deals with the molecular transformations in chemical reactions.

Physics treats physical life of fauna and flora.

Ecology is concerned with the interactions of subatomic particles.

Chemistry considers the structure and functioning of the biosphere.

7. Translate.

1. Экология – это междисциплинарная наука, изучающая распространение и многообразие живых организмов и их взаимодействие с окружающей средой.

2. Символ экологии был создан Роном Коббом и включал в себя буквы «Е» и «О», взятые от слов «Environment» и «Organism».

3. Экологические исследования проводились с 4 века до н.э., но только во второй половине 20 века экология получила общественное признание и стала самостоятельной наукой.

4. Термин «экология» был впервые употреблён немецким биологом Эрнстом Геккелем.

5. В 1971 году ЮНЕСКО запустила исследовательскую программу, нацеленную на улучшение отношений человека и природы.

6. Экология стала важной частью мировой политики.

7. Экология – это мультидисциплинарная наука, которая представлена во многих областях.

8. Мир признал важность экологии, беря во внимание то отрицательное влияние, которое люди оказывают на окружающую среду.