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
1.	общепринятое определение
2.	выполнять (проводить) специальные функции
3.	тот же самый вид растения; животного
4.	постоянное увеличение размера
5.	исходя из (на основании) сухого веса
6.	из-за количества потребляемой воды
7.	ускорять обмен веществ
8.	улучшать шансы на выживание
9.	с помощью технологических приборов
10.	до некоторой степени
11.	поддерживание постоянных условий
12.	происходить постепенно
13.	определять характеристики организма
14.	реагировать на условия окружающей среды
15.	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

VI. Find synonyms among the pool of words:

Pool of words	Synonyms
1) 1.determine/2.start/3.change/4.alter/5.define/6.begin
2) 1.breath/2.initiate/3.happen/4.respiration/5.occur/6.start
3) 1.investigation /2.dimension /3.research /4.size
4) 1.due to/2.possess/3.ruin/4.because of/5.have/6.destroy

VII. Answer the following questions. Use all information given before:

1. Have scientists provided a universally accepted definition of life?

2. What is a living thing?

3. What is a non-living thing?

4. What can living things do that non-living things can not?

5. What do cells contain?

6. What does genetic information determine?

7. How is growth brought about?

8. Can heat be used to drive biological processes?

9. How do living things acquire energy and nutrients?

10. What do living things need to stay alive?

11. What does the degree of responsiveness depend on?

12. How do movements of living things differ from those of non-living?

13. What is homeostasis?

VIII. Match the sentence halves. Make complete sentences: