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Completed the vocabulary lesson? Now select the correct missing words:

1. The scientist was able to see the individual leaf cells of a plant using a __________.
   • research
   • microscope
   • magnify
   microscope - an instrument that is used for viewing extremely small objects.
   
2. The tennis player ate a banana because he was feeling tired and need more __________ .
   • evaporation
   • zoology
   • energy
   energy - the power that enables something to do work.
   
3. The Museum of __________ features exhibits about insects, amphibians, mammals and lizards.
   • Zoology
   • Galaxy
   • Botany
   zoology - the science (a branch of biology) that is concerned with animal life.
   
4. The Milky Way is the __________ that contains Planet Earth, as well as about 200 billion other stars.
   • research
   • habitat
   • galaxy
   galaxy - a large collection of stars that are held together by their gravity.
   
5. The chemistry student must spend many hours in the laboratory doing __________ as part of her study.
   • research
   • energy
   • magnify
   research - an investigation into something to find information.
   
6. The __________ of the Space Shuttle is around three times the force of gravity.
   
   • energy
   • magnify
   • acceleration
   acceleration - the act of increasing your speed or velocity.
   
7. There are fewer tigers in the world today because of the wide scale destruction of their __________.
   
   • botany
   • habitat
   • galaxy
   habitat - the natural home or area of an animal, plant or organism.
   
8. To __________ the contents of your display you should download our screen zooming tool.
   • acceleration
   • magnify
   • microscope
   magnify - to make something larger or make something appear larger..
   
9. The keen gardener wanted to learn more about the life of his plants so he enrolled in university to study _________.
   • habitat
   • zoology
   • botany
   botany - the science (a branch of biology) that is concerned with plant life.
   
10. The process of __________ can be increased by heating water and by making the surface area larger.
    • evaporation
    • magnify
    • acceleration
    evaporation - the process by which liquid turns into vapour.