Английский для специалистов по защите окружающей среды и безопасности жизнедеятельности. Ульянова О.В. - 23 стр.

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PART 2

ECOLOGY AS A SCIENCE

1. Choose the best definition for ecology.

Think and say what sciences other defini-

tions refer to.

Ecology is the study of

a) matter and natural forces;

b) of living things;

c) relations of animals, plants and people to each other and to their

surroundings;

d) the way in which wealth* is produced and used;

e) government;

f) substances which make up the Universe, how these substances

combine and behave;

g) the countries of the world and the Earth’s surface.

*wealth is what a country or a person has (money, goods, etc.)

2. Think and say if ecology has anything in common with other sci-

ences. Guess the sciences mentioned and fill in the gaps.

Ecology studies relations of living organisms to each other and to their

surroundings on different levels, from proteins and nucleic acids like

ch_______________, to individuals like b____________________ , and fi-

nally at the level of populations, communities, and ecosystems, like

g_______________. It also has social aspect as far as it focuses on interac-

tion of people and their environment*. Thus ecology is linked with

e_________________ and p_________.

*environment is everything around us: the air, the water and the land,

as well as the plants, animals and microorganisms.

3. Think and say in which spheres of human activity scientifically

based ecological knowledge are needed.