Unit 3 Test Vocabulary

The liquid started to _____ when exposed to the heat of the Bunsen burner.

• evaporate

• dissolve

• liquefy

• drought

Red blood _____ are responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body.

• cells

• fossils

• amniotics

• molecules

The _____ changes in the plant’s growth were recorded daily.

• observable

• observant

• observing

• observatory

The _____ was filled with distilled water.

• beaker

• spanner

• esturary

• gulf

The concept of _____ babies raises ethical questions about genetic manipulation.

• designer

• latent

• wired

• embedded

Companies should be held _____ for data breaches that compromise user privacy.

• culpable

• encapsulate

• obscure

• fraught

The alarm went _____ when the temperature in the lab exceeded safe limits.

• off

• out

• away

• up

The sound of the machine _____ out after it was shut down.

• faded

• dropped

• tuned

• plugged

Clear communication from scientists can help _____ public anxiety about new technologies.

• assuage

• allure

• detract

• usurp

The idea of a _____ robot raises ethical questions about autonomy and rights.

• sentient

• gridlocked

• kinetic

• porous