Introduction to biology. Кулагина Ж.Д. - 7 стр.

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6.                                                f.   developing new and better varieties of
     Physiology
                                                       plants and animals.

        Ex. 9. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text.

1. Biologists study life in all its … . 2. Biology gives us information about other …
things. 3. The life of other living things … mankind. 4. Biologists have made a great …
to natural sciences. 5. Biologists have increased our food … . 6. They have … new and
better varieties of plants and … . 7. Scientific methods of … have given us much more
food. 8. Biologists … many diseases. 9. Biologists have … millions of lives by
discovering the … of many diseases. 10. Biologists have discovered and developed the
methods of … and … of many diseases.

        Ex. 10. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions.

1. Vaccines, penicillin and sulpha are products … the biological laboratory. 2. Many
secrets … life have been discovered … biologists. 3. Biologists are working … different
fields … this science. 4. The studies … biologists lead … a solution … many problems.
5. Biology studies life … all its diversity. 6. It gives us information … other living
things. 7. Biologists have made a great contribution … natural sciences. 8. Biologists
saved millions of lives … discovering the causes … these diseases.

        Ex. 11. Using the text, give the equivalents to the following word combinations:

секреты жизни, сохранять здоровье, решать научные проблемы, вносить вклад в
науку, повседневные проблемы, выводить новые и лучшие разновидности расте-
ний и животных, контролировать болезни, методы земледелия, спасти миллионы
жизней, причины заболеваний, работать в различных областях биологии, привес-
ти к решению проблем.

        Ex. 12. Reproduce the text according to the following plan:

     a) the subject matter of biology;
     b) branches of biology and relative sciences;
     c) its contribution to sciences and its services to mankind.

        Ex. 13. Translate the text without a dictionary.

      Biology is the science of living organisms. It is concerned with their nature,
functions, reproduction, and place in their environment. It is rooted in physics and
chemistry and many of its interpretations are made in terms of these sciences and of
mathematics. It is bound closely with geology and meteorology, and applications of its
principles are found in anthropology, psychology, sociology, agriculture, medicine,
industry, and indeed, in everyday living. Inasmuch as one of its ultimate aims is