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1.Give the Russian equivalents to the following words:
lithosphere, hydrosphere, energetics, tundra, transform, integrate, biomass, total, identify, constantly, concentration, vary, tropical, biota, idea, concept, selection, incorporation, colony, absorb, colonize, geophysiological
2.Guess the meaning of the underlined words. Translate the sentences.
1) The activities of living organisms influence the biosphere. 2) The atmosphere is the envelope of gas that surrounds the Earth. 3) Nitrogen and oxygen compose 99% of the modern atmosphere. 4) The biosphere consists of a great variety of aquatic and terrestrial environments. 5) The Earth is unique among all the planets we know. 6) The lithosphere is composed of tectonic plates that are in constant motion relative to each other. 7) Tectonic processes have formed new continents, mountain ranges, and moved existing continents across the surface of the Earth. 8) Precipitation (rainfall or snow) is the movement of water from the atmosphere to the land or ocean.
3.Translate the following word combinations:
rather casually; scientific thought; the part of Earth's outer shell; the system integrating all living beings; the entire Earth; within various environments; over nine-tenths of the total biomass; existing species; some degree of flux; rapid decline; relatively thin; the fragile "film of life"; in deserts and tundra; tropical forest regions; to run on energy; fauna and flora
4.Match the word from list A with its definition in list B.
A | B |
1) originate 2) extinct 3) casual 4) cell 5) occur 6) cycling 7) harmful 8) environment 9) decline | a) happening by chance b) series of events taking place in a regularly repeated order c) surroundings, circumstances, influences d) to make happen e) microscopic unit of living matter enclosing a nucleus with self-producing genes f) have as a cause or beginning g) causing damage, injury h) no longer in existence i) gradual and continued loss of strength |
5.Place the appropriate word from the list in each of the blanks below:
Tigers Return to India | Read the dialogue and learn it by heart. Act it out. | Word Study | People and Nature | Crushing, brake free, adjusted, quick, damaging, accumulation, safeguard, shortening | A) A Mystery of Nature | Habitats in Danger | Word Study | Ecology as a Science | Answer the questions. |