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Word List—Vocabulary Words
Animals
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| Ancient Oceans |
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Cambrian
extinction
niche
notochord
paleontologist |
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| Apes to Man |
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anthropoid
bipedalism
brachiating
genetic maps
hominid
niche
savanna
savanna |
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| Aquatic Habitats |
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anhinga
ecosystem
estuary
manatee
mangrove
skipjack
watershed |
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| Body By Design: Form and Function |
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chitin
evolution
keratin
pigment
species
vertebrate |
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| Creatures of the Skies |
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anatomist
arboreal
endothermic
furcula
ornithologist
plumage
pterosaurs
sternum
vertebrates |
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| Darwin's Origin of Species |
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naturalist
evolution
natural selection
heredity
artificial selection
mutate
sociobiology
genetic code
eugenics |
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| Discover Magazine: Hidden Worlds |
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allergic reactions
allergen
aggressive sampling
canopies
epiphytes |
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| Discover Magazine: Size and Scale |
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lift
pectoralis muscles
physiology
vortices
gravity
proportion
volume
conduits
ingenuity
astronomical unit (AU)
light year (ly)
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| The Free Willy Story: Keiko's Journey Home |
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atrophy
dorsal fin
fjord
immune system
mammals
orca
pods
vocalizations |
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| Galapagos: Beyond Darwin |
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adaptation
archipelago
evolution
fossil
hot spots
lava tubes
natural selection
niche
sea mounts
species
submersible |
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| In the Company of Whales |
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baleen
blubber
conservation
echolocation
migration
red tides |
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| The Insect World |
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angiosperm
compound eye
exoskeleton
insect
nectar
pollen |
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| Invertebrates |
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antibiotic
arachnid
compound eye
immune
polyp
tentacle
turbulence
zooplankton |
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| Killer Bees |
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crossbreed
queen
drone
swarm
royal jelly |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Bears |
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prehensile
land bridge
extinct
hibernate
adaptation |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Big Cats |
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evolution
carnivore
temperate
niche
feline
vertebrae
gyroscope
canine teeth
savannah |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Birds of Prey |
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asymmetrical
binocular
brooding
diurnal
nocturnal
raptor |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Crocodiles |
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caiman
cold-blooded
gharial
periscope
predator
Sobek |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Dogs |
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breed
canine
domesticate
genetic disease
inbreeding
mutation
olfactory
species |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Elephants |
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evolve
gait
frequency
infrasound
wallow
dilate
constrict
digestion
microbes
telescopic
dexterous
matriarch |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Great Apes |
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DNA
evolution
physique
primate
savanna
syntax |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Octopus |
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camouflage
cephalopod
chromatophore
tentacle
variegated |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Sharks |
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species
serrated
adapt
dorsal fin
pectoral fin |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Snakes |
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brill
Jacobson’s organ
nocturnal
pit organ
sloughing
venom |
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| The Ultimate Guide: Whales |
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Cetacea
mammal
spermaceti
flukes
blubber
baleen
shoal
blowhole
pod
migrate |
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| When Dinosaurs Ruled |
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angiosperms
gymnosperm
herbivore
Jurassic
Pangaea
pistil
sauropods
tree ferns
Triassic
triceratops |
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| Wolves at Our Door |
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predator
wolf pack
breeding season
in heat
alpha female
alpha pair
Saw Tooth pack
hierarchy
alpha
beta
omega
Nez Perce
howl
outerguard hair |
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