Vocabulary

• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• such as: For example; like
• check out
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• mental: Concerning the mind
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• consider: To think carefully about something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• offspring: Child or young of a person, plant or animal
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• pile: Large amount of something
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• gastrointestinal: Concerning, affecting, or including both stomach and intestines
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• poop: Feces
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• incline: To bend the head or body forward
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• vomiting: To bring up food from stomach out through mouth
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
• dung: Excretion from animals
• anus: Opening in the body from which solid waste passes
• carefree: Without cares or responsibilities
• genital: Concerning sexual organs
• bunny: Rabbits
• suffix: Part of a word after the root, e.g. -ment, -ly
• buffet: Meal where eaters select from many various dishes
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• nonhuman: Not of the human kind; aliens or animals