Slime Moulds - Unit 12

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Ready for C1 Advanced 4th Edition Workbook, Macmillan Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

DIVERSE

CHARACTER

DEPEND

REMARK

AVOID

STAGGER

RESEMBLE

LAY

The term ‘slime mould’ refers to a grouping of around 900 species of (0) ___ organisms, which can often be seen as slimy layers growing in damp environments, from forest floors to air conditioning units. Despite their biological (1) ___ , they share one highly unusual (2) ___ : while they spend much of their lifecycles (3) ___ as single-celled organisms, they can also come together into a single slimy body, typically a few centimetres long, but sometimes spreading over several metres. (4) ___ , this body can also move around as a single creature, which comes in useful for the pursuit of food and the (5) ___ of danger. Recently, scientists have demonstrated slime moulds’ (6) ___ aptitude for solving problems. When placed on a map of Tokyo, with food sources in the place of its major population centres, one slime mould formed a network that bore a stunning (7) ___ to the (8) ___ of Tokyo’s actual rail network.

Slime Moulds

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