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　　Citizen Scientists　　Understanding how nature responds to climate change will require monitoring key life cycle1 events-flowering, the appearance of leaves, the first frog calls of the spring - all around the world. But ecologists cant be everywhere so theyre turning to non-scientists, sometimes called citizen scientists, for help.　　A group of scientists and educators launched an organization last year called the National Pheonology4 Network. Phenology is what scientists call the study of the timing of events in nature.　　People dont have to be plant experts -they just have to look around and see whats in their neighborhood, says Jennifer Schwartz, an education consultant with the project. As we collect this data, well be able to make an estimate of how plants and eommunities5 of plants and animals will respond as the climate changes.　　Frog n. 蛙 Ecologist n.生態學家 Phenology n.物候學 Bud v.發芽，萌芽;n.芽，花蕾　　Professional adj.專業的，職業的;n.職業選手，專業人員　　1. life cycle：生命周期，即生物發展過程的系列變化。　　3. data 是復數形式，但常用做單數，所以這里的代詞是it。另參見最后一段As we collect this data, ...。這里的data 也用作單數。　　5. communities：生態學詞匯：生物群落，記載比較相似的環境條件下在特定自然區域或環境中生活和互相影響的一群植物和動物。　　A) to provide their personal life cycles.　　C) to collect data of the life cycle of living things.　　2. What are citizen scientists asked to do?　　B) To send their research observations to a professional database.　　D) To keep a record of their research observations.　　A) a citizen journalist.　　C) a scientist.　　4. What is NOT true of Project BudBurst?　　B) Everybody can participate in it.　　D) It has its own website.　　A) To study when plants will have their first buds.　　C) To collect life cycle data on a variety of common plants from across the United States.

　　Citizen Scientists　　Understanding how nature responds to climate change will require monitoring key life cycle1 events-flowering, the appearance of leaves, the first frog calls of the spring - all around the world. But ecologists cant be everywhere so theyre turning to non-scientists, sometimes called citizen scientists, for help.　　A group of scientists and educators launched an organization last year called the National Pheonology4 Network. Phenology is what scientists call the study of the timing of events in nature.　　People dont have to be plant experts -they just have to look around and see whats in their neighborhood, says Jennifer Schwartz, an education consultant with the project. As we collect this data, well be able to make an estimate of how plants and eommunities5 of plants and animals will respond as the climate changes.　　Frog n. 蛙 Ecologist n.生態學家 Phenology n.物候學 Bud v.發芽，萌芽;n.芽，花蕾　　Professional adj.專業的，職業的;n.職業選手，專業人員　　1. life cycle：生命周期，即生物發展過程的系列變化。　　3. data 是復數形式，但常用做單數，所以這里的代詞是it。另參見最后一段As we collect this data, ...。這里的data 也用作單數。　　5. communities：生態學詞匯：生物群落，記載比較相似的環境條件下在特定自然區域或環境中生活和互相影響的一群植物和動物。　　A) to provide their personal life cycles.　　C) to collect data of the life cycle of living things.　　2. What are citizen scientists asked to do?　　B) To send their research observations to a professional database.　　D) To keep a record of their research observations.　　A) a citizen journalist.　　C) a scientist.　　4. What is NOT true of Project BudBurst?　　B) Everybody can participate in it.　　D) It has its own website.　　A) To study when plants will have their first buds.　　C) To collect life cycle data on a variety of common plants from across the United States.