Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• evolve: To develop certain features
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• previously: At an earlier time
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• folder: Container that holds documents
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information