Cambridge IELTS 16 - Academic - Test 3 - Reading - Passage 3

a tool designed to measure the temperature of the surrounding air or environment

to cause something to happen

to develop a particular kind of animal or plant by choosing and mating specific ones to get certain qualities

able to recover quickly from difficult situations

to give someone or something the means or ability to do something

to make information that was previously unknown or kept in secrecy publicly known

to notice or discover something that is difficult to find

the purpose or intended use of something

relating to or consisting of cells, the basic structural units of living organisms or systems

a measuring instrument or device used to determine the size, capacity, amount, or extent of something

a piece of information discovered as a result of a research

connected to the parts of the DNA in cells, called genes, that determine hereditary traits

something such as a button or key that turns a machine, lamp, etc. on or off

as a reaction or answer to something

to control or decide how something should happen or be done

the rate or speed at which something progresses or changes

having a consistent or balanced relationship in size, amount, or degree relative to something else

a dense, silvery, toxic metal that is liquid at room temperature and can form different chemical compounds

to encourage or provoke a response, reaction, or activity

reacting to people and events quickly and in a positive way

(of a plant) to develop small, immature growths that will eventually become leaves, flowers, or shoots

the season or period during which crops are collected from the fields

to precisely locate or identify something or someone

to strongly want something, especially when it is not likely to happen soon

strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling

something that poses danger or the possibility of harm

related to heat or temperature, including how heat moves, how materials expand with temperature changes, and the energy stored in heat

a role or position of guiding or influencing others by taking initiative or setting an example for others to follow

to rise in amount, rate, etc.

a location away from an office, laboratory, or studio where practical work or data collection occurs

to form a bond between atoms or molecules through the sharing or transfer of electrons

to make something such as a process, piece of equipment, etc. start working

to be the influencing factor that causes something to make progress

the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

the relative speed or pace of progress, growth, or decline

to go back to a previous state, condition, or behavior

to prevent something from growing or developing

to become separated or disconnected from something else

to show the effects of a gene in an organism's phenotype

to continue again after an interruption

(biology) to change gradually and over generations into forms that are better adapted to the environment and fitter to survive

to take something for one's own use, often without permission

the time in which a machine, like a computer, is not operational

something that is used to measure a particular condition or value

large in quantity, extent, or degree

(of a plant) to produce or display blossoms or blooms

prior to a particular time or event

having or consisting of two aspects, parts, functions, etc.

a short piece of poem

the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

the act of washing or cleaning something by immersing it in liquid

to control or decide how something should happen or be done

used to indicate a logical result or effect

(of a plant) to produce new leaves

the highest or most advanced point reached after a period of development or effort

the branch of biology that deals with how individual features and different characteristics are passed through genes

to find or discover something by searching for its features, characteristics, or details

to cause something to change

in accordance with truth

a small thin-bladed surgical knife particularly used in surgery

in a way not like anything else

someone who works with another person in order to create or produce something such as a book

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

documentary validation

to develop something using certain facts, ideas, situations, etc.

having a quality, place, or condition that gives an advantage or makes something suitable for a purpose

a special protein in plants that can sense light and help control how the plant grows, develops, and responds to changes in light and temperature

a part of a living thing, such as a cell or protein, that senses light and helps the body or plant respond to it