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I. Quick check:

1. Give the biological meaning of evolution.

2. How does neo-Darwinism differ from Darwin’s original theory of evolution?

II. Fill in the missing words:

Term (verb)

Noun

Adjective

exist

.......

.......

suggest

.......

.......

reproduce

.......

.......

develop

.......

.......

inherit

.......

.......

inhabit

.......

.......

evolve

.......

.......

select

…..

……

III. Use monolingual English dictionary and write down what could the words given below mean:

change, naturalist, complex, to escape, to collect, humans.

IV. Match these words with their definitions:

1

generation

A.

an illness or unhealthy condition in your body

2

evolution

B.

the air, water and land in which people, animals and plants live

3

evidence

C.

a member of your family who lived a long time ago

4

reproduce

D.

the careful choice of a particular person or thing from among a group of similar people or things

5

species

E.

to continue to live or exist

6

survive

F.

to change into a larger, stronger, or more advanced state

7.

ancestor

G.

to produce young animals from parents of different breeds or groups

8.

develop

H.

all the members of a group of things which have been developed from a previous group

9.

naturalist

I.

an animal’s baby or babies

10

environment

J.

the state of existing

11

selection

K.

the gradual change and development

12.

disease

L.

to produce young animals or plants

13.

interbreed

M.

someone who studies plants or animals, especially outdoors

14.

offspring

N.

facts that make you believe that something exist or is true

15.

existence

O.

a group of closely related organisms

V. Find English equivalents to the following word combinations:

Russian term

English equivalent

произошедший от

тесно связанный

последующие поколения

живущие на земле

производить оплодотворенное потомство

генетический состав

придти к выводу

относительно постоянный

собирать свидетельства

сопротивляться болезни

генетика и молекулярная биология

случайные и спонтанные изменения

мутации в репродуктивных клетках

большинство биологов

естественный отбор

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