Ces exercices vous permettent de consolider le vocabulaire scientifique anglais abordé dans le cours. Testez votre maîtrise des racines, suffixes et expressions clés des articles de recherche.
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Exercice 1 — Identifier le bon terme scientifique
Choisissez le terme qui correspond le mieux à la définition ou au contexte proposé.
- Which term, built on the Greek root 'bio-', refers to the scientific study of living organisms and their interactions with their environment?
- The suffix '-logy' is used in scientific English to denote:
- In a research article, which verb best describes the action of carefully examining data to draw conclusions?
- The prefix 'hypo-', as in 'hypothesis', originates from Greek and means:
Correction
- Biology refers to the scientific study of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.
- The suffix '-logy' is used in scientific English to denote the study or science of a particular subject.
- In a research article, the verb 'to analyze' best describes the action of carefully examining data to draw conclusions.
- The prefix 'hypo-' originates from Greek and means under or below.
Exercice 2 — Associer racines et disciplines scientifiques
Associez chaque racine ou suffixe grec à la discipline ou au terme scientifique qui lui correspond.
- Match the root 'geo-' with the discipline it most directly names.
- Match the suffix '-itis' with the type of medical term it typically forms.
- Match the root 'neuro-' with the field of science it is associated with.
- Match the prefix 'micro-' with the instrument whose name it helps form.
Correction
- The root 'geo-' most directly names geology, the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the Earth.
- The suffix '-itis' typically forms medical terms referring to inflammation of a specific organ or tissue, such as 'appendicitis'.
- The root 'neuro-' is associated with neuroscience, the field that studies the structure and function of the nervous system.
- The prefix 'micro-' helps form the word 'microscope', the instrument used to observe objects too small to be seen with the naked eye.
Exercice 3 — Compléter avec le bon verbe de méthode scientifique
Complétez chaque phrase issue d'un article de recherche avec le verbe de méthode scientifique approprié.
- The researchers ___ their findings by conducting three independent experiments under identical conditions.
- Based on the collected data, the team ___ that increased exposure to UV light accelerates cellular aging.
- The study aims to ___ the relationship between sleep deprivation and cognitive performance in adult subjects.
- In the final section, the authors ___ the key results and propose directions for future research.
Correction
- The researchers replicated their findings by conducting three independent experiments under identical conditions.
- Based on the collected data, the team hypothesized that increased exposure to UV light accelerates cellular aging.
- The study aims to investigate the relationship between sleep deprivation and cognitive performance in adult subjects.
- In the final section, the authors synthesize the key results and propose directions for future research.
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