UNIT 1.

PLANTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

Glossary: parts of the plant and flower.

A. Fill each category using the internet to find the right information.

WORD FUNCTION PRONUNCIATION TRANSLATION

Petal The petals attract pollinators Perl Pétalo

Anther

Filament

Ovary

Sepal

Stigma

Style

Ovule

Receptacle

Peduncle

Stamen

Pistil

Bud

Node

Root
 Leaf

Stem

Chemical

Diagram: parts of the flower

B. Write the correct name of the part of the flower,

according to the number on the picture.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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10.

Parts of the plant

C. Complete the paragraph and the diagram below with the name of the parts of the

plant.
flower - stem - leaves - roots - seeds - petals

A plant’s _____________ take up water and nutrients from the soil. These nutrients travel up the
___________ to the rest of the plant. The ______________ use water, nutrients, and sunlight to
make food for the plant. A ______________ has _______________ around it to attract
pollinators. Inside, ________________ grow to make new plants.
Pollination process

D. Look for information to answer the questions and complete the pollination
process diagram.

1. What pollination?

2. When does pollination occur?

3. Who pollinates?

4. Where do pollinators live?

5. Why is pollination important?

Draw here a diagram of the pollination process.

Photosynthesis process
E. Match the definition with the correct word.

1. Xylem (ZI lum) and phloem a) The sugar produced by photosynthesis.

(FLOH em)
 2. Photosynthesis b) Series of chemical reactions that convert the
energy of food molecules into a usable form of
energy called ATP.

3. Leaves c) Chemicals that can absorb and reflect light.

4. Chloroplasts d) Organelles where photosynthesis occurs.

5. Palisade mesophyll cells e) The most common plant pigment.

6. Pigments f) Vascular tissue in most plants.

7. How is sugar made? g) Series of chemical reactions that convert light

energy water, and carbon dioxide the food-
energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen.

8. Cellular respiration h) Major food-producing organs of plants.

9. Glucose i) By using the energy stored and trapped by

chlorophyll.

10. Chlorophyll j) Capture the energy in light and contain plant

pigments.

Plants and crops in Baja California

F. Complete the table with the necessary information.

1. Draw and name the top 10 crops in Baja California.

Example:

Alfalfa

1. Draw and name 6 endemic plants from Baja California

Example:

Blue Hesper palm

 UNIT 2. SOIL SCIENCE

Glossary: soil and weather vocabulary

WORD PRONUNCIATION TRANSLATION WORD PRONUNCIATION TRANSLATION

1.Clay Clei Arcilla 11. Snow

2. Soil 12. Sand

3. Ash 13. Wavy

4. Wet 14. Smog

5. 15. Broken
Smooth

6. 16. Pollution
Horizon

7. 17. Silt
degrees

8. 18. Gravel
Celsius

9. Hail 19. Hazy

10. Heat

Circle of attributes: terrestrial ecosystems

Fill the circle of attributes with the necessary information about the terrestrial
ecosystems below.

Fauna
Flora

Tropical Rainforest
Picture
Temperature

Places
 Places
Fauna
Temperate Forest
Picture
Flora Temperature
 Places
Fauna
Taiga
Picture
Flora Temperature
 Places
Fauna
Savanna
Picture
Flora Temperature
 Places
Fauna
Mediterranean
Picture
Flora Temperature
 Places
Fauna
Desert
Picture
Flora Temperature
 Places
Fauna
Tundra
Picture
Flora Temperature
Weather vocabulary

Match the words about weather with the pictures.

1. stormy

2. autumn

3. foggy

4. freezing

5. hot A. B. C.
6. raining

7. snowing

8. spring

9. cloudy

10. sunny

11. hailing D. E. F.
12. windy

13. partly cloudy

I.
G. H.

J.
L.
K. M.
 Yesterday Today Tomorrow

20०C - 25०C 18०C - 21०C 16०C - 19०C

Look at the chart. Write 3 sentences to describe yesterday, today, and tomorrow’s
weather.

1. ______________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________________

Landscape features vocabulary

Write 3 adjectives that describe the landscape features below. Do not repeat the
adjectives more than twice.

River Mountain Desert Ocean

1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.

Cave Valley Waterfall Volcano

1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.

Forest Meadow Cliff Swamp

1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.
Now describe the ecosystem where you live using the vocabulary from the previous
exercise. Use there is and there are and at least 4 landscape features with one adjective
each. Check the example below.

Where I live there is a river; it is not very deep.

Soil horizons
Draw a diagram of the principal soil horizons (O, A, B, C and R).
Now write a short description of each horizon and its principal characteristics.

O horizon:

A horizon:

B horizon:

C horizon:

R horizon:

Type of soil.

According to the presentation, name the type of soil from the descriptions.

Fluvisol Arenosol Regosol Solonchak Phaeozem Leptosol Vertisol Cambisol Planosol Solonetz

1. 85% sand. Doesn’t store water and nutrients well, but it’s easy to farm and root.

_________________

2. Young solid. No defined climate pattern. In subsoil there is a layer more similar to rock

and has Ca, Fe, Mn, and clay. _________________

3. A lot of rain, ocean and lake sediments from recent periods. It is usually in flooded areas

or near oceans and rivers. ________________

4. Very rocky. More than 80% of its volume is rock.

5. Soil from semi-dry and sub-humid climate. Superficial color black.

Fertile in Mg and Na, but no Ca. __________________

6. Its horizons have thick texture in the surface and thinner in subsoil. It is usually in

grasslands where there is much water. _________________

7. Very rocky. Rocks smaller and with a clear color. Good drainage. It is usually in arid

climates in the summit of mountain ranges. _________________

8. Highly alcaline. Hard subsoil layers. High content of clay with high level Na & Mn.

_______________

9. Heavy soils under intermittent conditions of saturations drought, with big, thick, deep and

abundant cracks when it is dry. _______________

10. Soil rich in salts that are soluble. The salts are visible when the soil is dry. Most of the

time the salts dorm crosts. __________________

UNIT 3. ZOOTECHNOLOGY

Glossary. Farm animals' digestive system.

Fill each category using the internet to find the right information.

WORD FUNCTION PRONUNCIATION TRANSLATION

Mouth is the beginning of the digestive Mauth Boca

tract.

Teeth

Tongue

Jaw

Pharynx

Lungs

Swallow

Liver
 Chew

Cheek

Saliva

Bile

Carbohydrate

Vitamin

Protein

Digestion

Ruminant

Grazing

Mastication

Possessives ‘s

Join the sentences using the possessive forms of ‘s. Look at the example.

Example:

The student has a pen. The pen is on the table.

The student’s pen is on the table.

1. The horse has intestines. The intestines are long.

________________________________________________________________

2. The insects have body parts. The body parts are different from the other animals’.
________________________________________________________________

3. The birds have a gizzard. The gizzard grinds the food.

 ________________________________________________________________

4. The ruminants have 4 digestive compartments. The 4 digestive compartments are the
rumen, the reticulum, the omasum, and the abomasum.

________________________________________________________________

5. An insect has body parts. The principal body parts are the head, the thorax, and the
abdomen.

________________________________________________________________

Insects’ body parts

Use the words in the box to name the parts of the insect’s body.

head - antenna - wings - thorax - abdomen - legs

Possessive adjectives.

Choose the correct option.

1. Humans, cats and dogs are examples of monogastric animals.

a. They stomach secretes acid, resulting in a low ph.

b. Their stomach secretes acid, resulting in a low ph.

2. The low pH destroys most bacteria and begins to break down the
 feed materials.
a) their stomach are better adapted to eat rations high in concentrates.
b) her stomach are better adapted to eat rations high in concentrates.

3. A bird does not have teeth, there is no chewing.

a) Their stomach is called proventriculus.

b) Its stomach is called proventriculus.

4. Sheep, goats and deer have a ruminant digestive system.

a) our feed rations are high in roughages and low in concentrates.

b) their feed rations are high in roughages and low in concentrates.

5. A rabbit is an animal that eats large amounts of roughage but does not have a stomach
with several compartments.
a) Their digestive system is called pseudo-ruminant.
b) It’s digestive system is called pseudo-ruminant.

Farm animals
Complete the chart with the information. In some cases, there may be more than one
correct answer.

ANIMAL MALE FEMALE BABY GROUP

Horse Stallion Mare Colt Herd/Stable

Cattle

Sheep

Chicken

Goat

Donkey

Pork

Duck

Rabbit

Turkey
Farm animals’ body parts

Here are some of the principal body parts of the farm animals. Organize them
where they correspond. Some body parts can repeat the category of digestive
system.

esophagus - liver - stomach - large

intestine - crop - omasum - gizzard - pancreas - ceca - reticulum -
cloaca - anus - abomasum

Monogastric Avian Ruminant Pseudo-Ruminant

 UNIT 4. BIOTECHNOLOGY

Lab utensils
Look at the name of the lab utensils. Read the descriptions below and write the
name of the lab utensil it describes. Use the letters in parentheses.

1. Holding 100mL of water (ebkare) ________________

2. Measuring 27 mL of liquid (daudgtear ldnreiyc) ________________

3. Measuring exactly 43mL of an acid (rtube) ________________

4. Massing out 120 g of sodium chloride (acbnela) ________________

5. Suspending glassware over the Bunsen burner (rwei zeagu) ________________

6. Used to pour liquids into containers with small openings or to hold filter paper

(unfenl)________________

7. Mixing a small amount of chemicals together (lewl letpa) ________________

8. Heating contents in a test tube (estt ubet smalcp) ________________

9. Holding many test tubes filled with chemicals (estt ubet karc) ________________

10. Used to clean the inside of test tubes or graduated cylinders (iwer srbuh)

________________

11. Keeping liquid contents in a beaker from splattering (tahcw sgasl)

________________

12. A narrow-mouthed container used to transport, heat or store substances, often used

when a stopper is required (ymerereel kslaf)

________________

13. Heating contents in the lab (nuesnb bneurr) ________________

14. Transport a hot beaker (gntos) ________________

15. Protects the eyes from flying objects or chemical splashes

(ggloges)________________

16. Used to grind chemicals to powder (tmraor nda stlepe) ________________

Imperative.
Unscramble the sentences to form a correct sentence in the imperative mode.

1. the classroom - clean - keep

________________________________________________________________________
2. to talk - your hand - raise

________________________________________________________________________

3. your teacher - respect - and - your classmates

________________________________________________________________________

4. English class - on time - come - to

________________________________________________________________________

5. during classes - your cellphone - keep - off

________________________________________________________________________

6. the speaker - attention - pay - to

________________________________________________________________________

7. your - do - homework

________________________________________________________________________

8. notes - about - take - the class

________________________________________________________________________
 Imperative (negative).
Write the correct form of the negative imperative form.

Imperative
Write the instructions to make a sandwich. Remember to use imperative form to write
your sentences. You can use the words from the box to help you.

Bread - tomato - lettuce - cheese - Mayonnaise - Mustard - add - spread - cut - knife - ketchup - slice - ham

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Imperative
Imagine you and a friend are in charge of the laboratory. What must the lab’s rules be for
everybody to be safe? Write 10 rules with a partner, then compare it with another team.
 Lab rules
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