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Science vocabulary

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  • a substance that carries genetic information in a cell extinction: when a type of animal or plant stops existing
    DNA
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  • the gradual development of plants and animals over a long period of time
    evolution
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  • morally unacceptable
    unethical
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  • the science of developing and making extremely small but powerful machines
    nanotechnology
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  • the material that everything in the universe is made of
    matter
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  • scientifically reproducing an exact copy of an animal or plant from its cells
    cloning
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  • a general increase in world temperatures because of increased carbon dioxide around the Earth
    global warming
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  • : fuels, e.g. coal or oil, that are produced by the gradual decaying of the remains of animals or plants over millions of years
    fossil fuels
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  • not affected by something bad
    immune
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  • food that has had its genetic structure changed so that it is not affected by particular disease or insects
    genetically modified food:
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  • you use them look through to see things far away more clearly:
    binoculars
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  • a small amount of a substance taken from a larger amount and tested in order to obtain information about the substance
    a sample
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  • information that is discovered as the result of research into something
    finding
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  • an organized set of data that is stored in a computer
    database
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  • watch out and check smth over a period of time in order to see how it develops, so that you can make any necessary changes (it's a verb)
    monitor
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