Boost your Vocabulary Cambridge 16 - Test 3 - Passage 3

Which word is the synonym for international in this sentence: An international team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge has discovered that the ‘thermometer’ molecule in plants enables them to develop according to seasonal temperature changes.

• local

• particular

• precise

• global

Which word is the synonym for discover in this sentence: An international team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge has discovered that the ‘thermometer’ molecule in plants enables them to develop according to seasonal temperature changes.

• hide

• find

• cover

• release

Which word is the synonym for molecule in this sentence: An international team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge has discovered that the ‘thermometer’ molecule in plants enables them to develop according to seasonal temperature changes.

• hide

• particle

• cover

• hard

Which word is the synonym for seasonal in this sentence: An international team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge has discovered that the ‘thermometer’ molecule in plants enables them to develop according to seasonal temperature changes.

• periodic

• constant

• continuous

• continuous

Which word is the synonym for reveal in this sentence: Researchers have revealed that molecules called phytochromes – used by plants to detect light during the day – actually change their function in darkness to become cellular temperature gauges that measure the heat of the night.

• hide

• conceal

• disclose

• coninue

Which word is the synonym for detect in this sentence: Researchers have revealed that molecules called phytochromes – used by plants to detect light during the day – actually change their function in darkness to become cellular temperature gauges that measure the heat of the night.

• hide

• conceal

• disclose

• see

Which word is the synonym for function in this sentence: Researchers have revealed that molecules called phytochromes – used by plants to detect light during the day – actually change their function in darkness to become cellular temperature gauges that measure the heat of the night.

• cause

• concealer

• disclosure

• purpose

Which word is the synonym for switch in this sentence: The new findings, published in the journal Science, show that phytochromes control genetic switches in response to temperature as well as light to dictate plant development.

• cause

• conceal

• change

• stable

Which word is the synonym for dictate in this sentence: The new findings, published in the journal Science, show that phytochromes control genetic switches in response to temperature as well as light to dictate plant development.

• cause

• determine

• change

• witness

Which word is the synonym for pace in this sentence: At night, these molecules change states, and the pace at which they change is ‘directly proportional to temperature’, say scientists, who compare phytochromes to mercury in a thermometer

• cause

• determination

• rapidity

• witness