Advanced English
for Plant Biologists
Miloš Barták
Department of Plant Physiology and Anatomy
Institute of Experimental Biology
Masaryk University, Brno
March 2013

What is the country ?
nhttp://robertjenner.redbubble.com/sets/18099/works/3858612-5-banksia-coccinea,
images.mooseyscountrygarden.com,
http://www.infovek.sk/predmety/biologia/metodicke/borovicovite/index.php
map_canada map_india map_australia map_nzealand 3858612-2-banksia-coccinea
Banksia coccinea
red-maple-tree wollemia_nobilis1

What is the country ?
nhttp://www.clker.com/clipart-9209.html,
http://www.123rf.com/photo_6110493_map-of-norway-isolated-on-white-background.html,
http://www.clker.com/clipart-map-of-venezuela.html,
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-54445213/stock-vector-map-in-colors-of-venezuela.html,
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-7548577/stock-photo-detailed-map-of-kenya-black-and-white-mercator-
projection.html, http://www.canstockphoto.com/kenya-map-flag-4005324.html
Ireland Contour Map Clip Art 5817683-sri-lanka-3d-map-with-national-color-isolated-in-white
6110493-map-of-norway-isolated-on-white-background Map Of Venezuela Clip Art
stock-vector-map-in-colors-of-venezuela-54445213
stock-photo-detailed-map-of-kenya-black-and-white-mercator-projection-7548577
can-stock-photo_csp4005324

What is the country ?
nwww. mapsofworld.com , http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1355562/Ukraine-flag-of,
www.readux.net, http://www.33ff.com/flags/worldflags/Ireland_flag.html,
http://belizephonecard.com/Belize/belizeflag.htm, http://www.tundria.com/WebDirs/museums-nat.shtml
ANd9GcQvSN-Jf8XFabdvMmLJZN677QpTXjPY-BN9fRvF9XEsbLo0-Ai_7g 4814-004-630248A6
ANd9GcRLD_NpFuC5hJLUlkDnkZkrbm1IWKeH1zULbAJ1_uhlSobpm73EKgNxG-dPsA Ireland_flag belize_flag
Belize
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Vocabulary related to plants
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What is the plant name ?
nhttp://www.sunset.com/garden/earth-friendly/best-living-christmas-trees-00400000058922/page3.html,
http://quotes-stories.blogspot.com/2010/09/lotus-beautiful-flower-with-message_11.html,
http://vegangeneration.com/?page_id=340,
http://asminhasimbambas.blogspot.com/2008/04/namibe-desert-and-welvitchia-mirabilis.html,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/mirabilis/?page=2
400 lotus-flower Agave-Flower wm3 6109435256_459ee8f5e6

Describe as many items as possible.
nSource stockphotos.cz
12748163153KRzR5
Does this fit ?
•  PE foil
•  hydroponics
•  mulch
•  substrate

What do you think you are looking at?
nButterfly Park, Penang
nhttp://cwwongphotography.blogspot.com/2011/02/
DSC_01041
• an insect
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• a butterfly
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• an arthropod
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• an octopus
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• a flower
•
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• a curtain
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The answer is coming …

Forest canopy
nhttp://www.whrc.org/ecosystem/boreal/fieldmeasurements.html
hemisphere_noedge_300x
Fish-eye photography
Hemispherical photo
Litter decomposition rate
Evapotranspiration
Man-made ecosystem
Leaf area index
Stem projection area

Plant Biochemistry
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This is a typical part of molecule of …
chlorophyll
Source of photos: http://www.vicnezzdravi.cz/chlorofyl-info/,
http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/6972/view, http://m.eb.com/assembly/121614,
http://www.svetvitaminu.cz/index.php?k=34&k1=37
A6140015-Molecular_graphic_of_beta_carotene-SPL
ANd9GcQHi_TczDIpZ0DZ_fkV0ZAjICyDY8oLHM78zN50wOSv3vZme7fsDw
ANd9GcQ8ZLoz9kCsIJytfldha992vWXeSElOaj-zOry3QmApgz8xCDEI C1500_67
AA

Plant enzymes
nsuperoxide dismutase,
ncatalase,
nascorbate peroxidase,
nglutathione reductase
Are they:
Carboxylation enzymes ?
Proteolytic enzymes ?
Antioxidative enzymes ?

Please read and pronounce names of the following enzymes carefully.
They are coming…
PEPCO
RUBISCO
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Finally, some useful abbreviations
nABA
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nIAA
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nGA
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nABBA
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nJA
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nMEJA
n
nAla
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nAsp
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nLeu
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nGly
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7803360-tea-garden-in-mountain
What is the plant species ?
http://www.123rf.com/photo_7803360_tea-garden-in-mountain.html,
tea_03

Tea picking
n© :
http://www.michaelfreemanphoto.com/media/48ce2be2-26f5-11e0-bd6a-657c5e3d9de8-addabarie-tea-estate
19299_10_Tea-picking_xlarge

This is a plant species associated with tea.
http://www.herbalremedicine.com/herbal-treatment/herbal-remedies-for-sore-eyes.html,
http://www.allherbaltea.com/jasmine/,
http://mgonline.com/articles/jasmine.aspx
ANd9GcTGuAIpE1Cx1ybbr0aUbZmjty9cUSpqDuQzlpVSGctIZzhgaDxbvzE_v5itbA jasmine-300x239
jasminepinewheel02

Some facts about jasmine
Ever had jasmine tea? The Jasmine leaf is a dark olive color with a hint of a floral scent from
jasmine. The floral scent is dry with a medium body. It is recommended that you flavor Jasmine tea
with a little bit of sweetener.
There are about 200 species of jasmine shrubs. The flowers are white or yellow. They have a sweet
scent. The scent has been said, to enhance all of your senses so that you have only pleasant
thoughts.
Jasmine is thought to have healing qualities for depression and it is thought to have relaxing
qualities and to help with dry skin.

What is your first impression?
nSource: http://theenglishteablog.wordpress.com/
20af421b580e1102e5d55022fb86794f
Where is she from?
ANd9GcR0k3USR6dsIOdOID4dc7JSRA6rrn2TsIVx1xlfO_6o0-WMtCnB0A
England,
of course.

Where is she from?
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What is a Japan expression for „drining tea“

Have you ever had an Earl Grey tea ?
Sources:
http://www.google.cz/imgres?q=bergamot+oil+%22Earl+Grey+tea%22&um=1&hl=cs&lr=&sa=N&biw=1397&bih=828
&tbm=isch&tbnid=-G5f76vAZmprKM:&imgrefurl=http://earlgraytea.net/store/B0007RK3A8/Taylors-Earl-Grey
-Tea-Box-50-Bags&docid=W4qoq1DwAhugyM&imgurl=http://earlgraytea.net/img/images/I/41UL%25252BAAM80L.
jpg&w=302&h=404&ei=Y_rTTsaCJ4nptQalo7ykDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=725&vpy=375&dur=1031&hovh=260&hovw=194
&tx=101&ty=169&sig=112889445280779812368&page=8&tbnh=144&tbnw=105&start=204&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:25
,s:204, http://earlgraytea.net/store/B0007RK3A8/Taylors-Earl-Grey-Tea-Box-50-Bags
ANd9GcQsvSm0PJRrOo7v-PLKathSzxoXpI2kHtlS4JvUFMWIMz8mHEj0 TEE1002
ANd9GcQqmERc0Geewx08bPgqojfMBNLUUM8_gC40evDNcknX_Upijto2-Q 41UL%2BAAM80L jing_earl_grey

What is Bergamot oil ?
Bergamot Oil are also know as Bergamot Orange. Bergamot name come from the city Bergamo in
Lombardy, Italy, where the oil was invent first. This tree are a member of Rutaceae family. Citrus
bergamia (Botanical Name) are widely cultivated in Italy, at present also started in Southern
France.
Its tree are high approximately three to four meter having
star-shaped flowers and smooth leaves, fruit colore are green to yellow.
http://www.essentialoilscompany.com/bergamot.htm, http://www.atreyeeimpex.com/essential-oils.html,
http://plantsandoils.hubpages.com/hub/Bergamot-oil-the-health-and-aromatherapy-product-benefits-of-
Bergamot-essential-oil,
http://agroindustriindonesia.blogspot.com/2011/07/orange.html,
http://www.destination360.com/europe/italy/map
Bergamot Oil 1456009_f260 bergamot-orange-Citrus-bergamia-Risso Italy Map
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Little bits of grammar



Just fill in a proper term.    1
nA ......... is a plant. It is yellow and beautiful.
n(a)  sunflower
n(b)  sea cucumber
n(c)  goldfish
n(d)  butterfly

nA …….. is a plant. It grows best in damp, rainforest areas and doesn't like too much direct
sunlight.
n(a) corn
n(b) horn
n(c ) fur
n(d) fern
Just fill in a proper term.    2
fractals33_3-115009542560245
Fractal graphics
http://www.root.cz/clanky/algoritmus-nahodne-prochazky-rwa-a-deterministicky-algoritmus-dia/

n…………… is a plant and is often used in salads.
n(a) lenticel
n(b) lettuce
n(c ) lama
n(d) lemming
n
Just fill in a proper term.    3
Photo%20of%20a%20lemming
Source: www.lemmingfilm.com

nThis tree produces a sweet sap that people pour on pancakes and waffles.
The tree species is a ……….
n
n(a) Marple
n(b) marble
n(c) maple
n(d) blazer
Just fill in a proper term.    4
ae-3-button-blazer_063008
http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/06/30/ae-three-button-blazer/
http://debolina-raja-gupta.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html
miss-marple-01

nThere are may species of lianas in tropical rainforests of the World. Plant ecologists rank them
into the group of ………..
n
n(a) gliders
n(b) riders
n(c ) clovers
n(d) climbers
Just fill in a proper term.    5
clover-leaf-3100

Conversation
nUnexpected turn in local weather.
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nGardening is (is not) my favourite activity.
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nTopic according to your choice

Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for your attention
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