2020-10-26 TOEFL: biology vocabulary

Greg Malivuk
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https://pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Handout 2 exercise A - Choose the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.
1 distinguished
2 characteristic
3 survive
4 layer
5 estimate
6 nutrients
7 factor
8 vary
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“Reptiles can be distinguished from other mammals.” - This implies that reptiles are a type of mammal, which is false.
“Reptiles can be distinguished from mammals.” - This is correct.
“Marsupials can be distinguished from other mammals by their…” - This is correct, because marsupials are a specific type of mammal with some distinguishing features, such as pouches.

Scientists estimate (that) there are 8 million species.
Scientists can identify 8 million species.
	(You can estimate that something is true, and you can identify something.)
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In exercise B, use the correct form of a word in the box to complete each sentence.
1 cellular
2 microscope
3 identification
4 survival
5 characterized
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Take 15 minutes to quickly try to answer the questions about Population Ecology. If you can’t figure out the answer within 1 minute or less, you should guess and move on to the next question. (Always guess if you don’t know the answer on TOEFL.)
1	A
2	C
3	B
4	D
5	A
6	D
7	B
8	B
9	A
10	C
11	A
12	A
13	D
14	A, B, E
	(2 points for all correct, 1 point for two correct, 0 points otherwise)
Check your answers and let me know the score. (You can send it in the chat if you prefer it to be private.)
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Listening Question types
- detail / factual information
- purpose
- attitude
- prediction
- function/replay
- complete a chart
- main idea
- inference