Vocabulary notes

in spite of something (= despite something) – незважаючи на

depend (up)on – залежати від

in order to (do something) – для того, щоб

interfere with – перешкоджати, втручатися

III. Use the phrases from the vocabulary notes in the sentences of your own

IV. Answer the following questions about the text “Cell as a Basic Unit of Life”

1. What experiments can prove that the cell is the smallest unit capable of sustaining life?

2. What is the size of a typical cell?

3. What functions do cells need to perform in order to survive?

4. How many basic types of cell organization do we distinguish?

5. What are the main distinctive characteristics of prokaryotic cells?

6. In what ways are eukaryotic cells different from prokaryotic ones?

V. Fill in the following table with synonyms (from list A) and opposites (from list B) of the given words. Explain the difference between the synonyms and illustrate it using your own examples

word	synonym	opposites
achieve, v
entire, adj
regenerate, v		---------
extend, v
obtain, v
exhibit, v
regard, v
minute, adj
convert, v		---------
precise, adj
successive, adj		---------

A:accomplish; accurate; acquire; change; complete; consider; display; exact; following; get; microscopic; protrude; reach; renew; reproduce; show; stick out; subsequent; tiny; transform; view; whole.

B:conceal; contract; disregard; enormous; fail; forgo; hide; huge; incomplete; inexact; lose (x2); neglect; partial; shorten; vague.

VI. Explain the difference between the words in each group below

1. Rise, raise, arise. 2. Distinct, distinctive.

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