Exercise 23. Test yourself by answering these questions and summarize given information

1. What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by the marine ecosystem?

2. What zones are the marine ecosystems divided into?

3. What do classes of organisms found in marine ecosystems include?

4. What does the marine ecosystem depend on?

5. What threatens the marine ecosystem?

6. What is included in the sea water?

7. Why are the seas constantly in motion?

8. Why do most sea creatures not experience adverse effects on moving from one depth to another?

9. How many phyla of creatures exist in the oceans?

10. What impacts the nature of marine communities?

Part 2

VOCABULARY LIST TO TEXT B part 2

sea urchin  n [siː] [ˈəːtʃɪn] морской ёж
Dwell  v [dwɛl] обитать
Spiny adj [ˈspʌɪni] колючий
Cnidarian n [naı'dɛərıən ] книдарии
Jellyfish n [ˈdʒɛlɪfɪʃ] медуза
sea anemones n [siː]  [əˈnɛməni] морские актинии
Slug n [slʌɡ] слизень
Squid   n [skwɪd] кальмар
Cuttlefish n [ˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃ] каракатица
marine bivalves n [məˈriːn] [ˈbaɪvælvz] морские двустворчатые моллюски
Clam n [klæm] моллюск
Cockle n [ˈkɒkəl] раковина моллюска
Scallop n [ˈskɒləp] гребешок
Shrimp n [ʃrɪmp] креветка
Barnacle n [ˈbɑːnək(ə)l] морская уточка
wood louse n [ˈwʊdlaʊs] мокрица
crustaceans n [krʌˈsteɪʃənz] ракообразные
Nematode n [ˈnɛmətəʊd] нематода
buoyant adj [ˈbɔɪənt] плавучий
Ray n [reɪ] скат
Suborder n [ˈsʌbɔːdə] подотряд
Stratified adj [ˈstrætɪfaɪd] слоистый
abyssal adj [əˈbɪs(ə)l] абиссальный,глубоководный
hadal zones adj [ˈheɪdəl] [zəʊn] хадальная зона
Scavenger n [ˈskavɪn(d)ʒə] птица или рыба, питающиеся отбросами или падалью
Predator n [ˈprɛdətə] Хищник
gush up  v [ɡʌʃ] [ʌp] фонтанировать вверх, бить

Exercise 24. Read and translate the following words and word  combinations from English into Russian.

   Crustaceans, echinoderms, starfish, baleen whales, polychaete worms, scavengers, shallow areas, hadal zones, sulfur compounds, pelagic zone, sea urchins, toothed whales, sea cucumbers, sea anemones, limpets, slugs, snails, octopus, squid, cuttlefish, clams, mussels, cockles, bivalves, oysters, scallops, crabs, lobsters, shrimps, cephalopods, barnacles, woodlice, copepods, chemosynthetic bacteria, littoral zone, gastropods, rocky-bottomed shores, echolocation, abyssal zone, shark, predators,  epipelagic, purely aquatic, mesopelagic, polychaete worms, biochemical energy, abyssal zone, sulfur (S) compounds, ecological niches, bathypelagic (bottom) zones, baleen whales, calcium carbonate, filter feeders, soft-bottomed beaches, purely aquatic, marine worms, multi-celled creatures, sea floor.

 


Понравилась статья? Добавь ее в закладку (CTRL+D) и не забудь поделиться с друзьями:  



double arrow
Сейчас читают про: