Vocabulary

• solar cells: Photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in terms of
• pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in your element: In a situation that you enjoy because you are good at it.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in a bind: In a difficult or problematic situation; in a predicament.
• give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
• by doing that: Using that action or method.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• interact with
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• light on: To illuminate something.
• play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• material: Cloth; fabric
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• express: To send something by fast mail
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• exquisite: Being very sensitive or detailed, e.g. of taste
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• dye: A liquid that colors hair, cloth etc.
• biology: The study of living things
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• amino: Of some substances that form proteins
• afterward: Happening after something else happened
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• electrode: Device to connect electronic machines to the body
• carbonate: To charge a drink with carbon dioxide
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• molar: Tooth with broad biting surface used for grinding
• freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
• nano: Concerning 1/1000,000th
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information