UNIT 6. WRITING AND SPEAKING. PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS. DESCRIBING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND PLANT DISEASES. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

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Example of a solution to environmental problems: Eco-communities

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0. DO TREES COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER?

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Research and add a comment. Big old trees - dubbed 'mother trees' - are hubs in a mycorrhizal fungal network (Source: Smileus/iStockphoto) Surprisingly, the answer is yes. They might seem like the strong, tall and silent type, but trees actually communicate with each other. Forest ecologist Dr Suzanne Simard, from the University of British Colombia , studies a type of fungi that forms underground communication networks between trees in North American forests. Big old trees — dubbed 'mother trees' — are hubs in this mycorrhizal fungal network, playing a key role in supporting other trees in the forest, especially their offspring. "If you're a mother and you have children, you recognise your children and you treat them in certain ways. We're finding that trees will do the same thing. They'll adjust their competitive behaviour to make room for their own kin and they send those signals through mycorrhizal networks," says Simard....
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TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH

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Click HERE to learn about coronavirus in English. Watch the video and do the quiz and the challenge to revise the contents. Your English teacher hope you are safe and sound. Please stay at home. Remember that staying at home saves lives. Please, leave your messages in the comments to tell us how you feel, what you think, how you are organising your quarantine. Leave your links to share anything you want: a song, a video, an image, an audio. Anything. Don't forget to write down your name. I'll give positive marks for participating!!!!
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UNIT 1. ACTIVITIES. PARTS AND FUNCTIONS OF A PLANT

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COMPREHENSION EXERCISES AND DEFINITIONS A.-Answer these questions: 1) What are the two main organ systems of a plant? 2) What happens when we prune the roots or the stem of a plant?   3) What are the two main functions of the roots? 4) How many types of roots can you name? 5) How many parts are stems divided into? Can you name them? 6) What are the two main functions of the stem? 7) Why do some plants have thorns? 8) What is the main function of the leaves? 9) Can you name the three parts of a typical leaf? 10) Why are veins important in a leaf? 11) What are the names of the male and female organs in a flower? 12) How can you define the fruit? 13) What do we call the fleshy part of the fruit? What do we call the peel? 14) How can you define the seed? B.-QUIZ https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=parts-plants-their-functions C.-TRUE OR FALSE. CORRECT THE FALSE STATEMENTS: 1.-Pruning a plant or cutting off flowers causes a...
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