Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• have to: Must do
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• lead to: To result in some action
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• for instance: As an example.
• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• evolve: To develop certain features
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• chill: State of being a little cold
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• identical: The same in every way
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• click: To work well with someone or something
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• noggin: A human head
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• point: An item to be discussed
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• mutate: To develop into another thing; change
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• chimpanzee: Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
• chimp: Shortened form of 'chimpanzee'
• copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information