Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• have to: Must do
• for instance: As an example.
• die off: To decrease in number so few or none are left
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• in terms of
• make up: To invent or create a story
• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• fish out of water: Feeling uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• instance: An example of something; case
• evolve: To develop certain features
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• gigantic: Extremely large
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• gender: State of being male or female
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• creature: Animal of any type
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
• backbone: Strength and determination
• chimpanzee: Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
• datum: Item of factual information
• misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
• unfinished: Not yet ended; not complete; still being done
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information