Biodiversity & Evolution word list:
1. Species — A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other.
2. Reproduce — To produce new organisms of the same species.
3. Offspring — The organisms produced by parents through reproduction.
4. Adaptation — A feature that helps an organism survive in its environment.
5. Habitat — The natural place where an organism lives.
6. Breed — A group of organisms of the same species with similar inherited features.
7. Hybrid — An organism produced by crossing two different species or breeds.
8. Characteristics / Features — The qualities or traits of an organism.
9. Generation — A group of organisms born or living at about the same time.
10. Individual — One single organism.
11. Variation — Differences between individuals of the same species.
12. Continuous variation — Variation with many possible values, such as height or mass.
13. Categorical variation — Variation that falls into separate groups, such as blood group.
14. Inherited / Heredity — A characteristic passed from parents to offspring.
15. Genetic information — Information in DNA that controls or influences an organism’s characteristics.
16. Range — The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of data.
17. Histogram — A graph used to show how numerical data is distributed.
18. Scatter plot — A graph that shows the relationship between two variables using points.
19. Environment — The surroundings and conditions in which an organism lives.
20. Geological time — The extremely long period covering Earth’s history.
21. Biodiversity — The variety of different organisms in an area or on Earth.
22. Fossil — The preserved remains or traces of an organism from the past.
23. Sedimentary rock — Rock formed when layers of sediment are deposited, compressed, and cemented together.
24. Evidence — Facts or information that support an explanation or idea.
25. Evolution — The gradual change in organisms over many generations.
26. Extinct — A species that no longer exists anywhere on Earth.
27. Similarities — Features or qualities that are the same or alike.
28. Differences — Features or qualities that are not the same.
29. Extinction — The process in which a species completely dies out.
30. Conservation — The protection and careful management of organisms and their habitats.
31. Endangered — A species that is at high risk of becoming extinct.
32. Loss of habitat — The destruction or reduction of the natural place where an organism lives.
33. Pollution — Harmful substances released into the environment.
34. Captive breeding — Breeding organisms in controlled conditions to increase their population.
35. Reintroduction — Returning a species to an area where it previously lived but has disappeared.