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Bringing them back to life Flashcards

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Extinct

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No longer exists

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Fantasy

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unlikely imaginary situation

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To revive

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To bring back to life

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Sporting

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Wearing something in a proud way

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To clamber

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To climb up difficult terrain e.g. rocks

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Veterinarian

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animal doctor; short from = vet

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Reproductive

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Connected with producing babies, young animals or plants

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Physiologist

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An expert engaged in the scientific study of the normal functions of living things

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To implant

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To put something into a part of the body for medical purposes

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Hybrid

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an animal or plant that has parents of different species or varieties

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Clone

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a person or animal that seems to be an exact genetic copy of another

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To jut

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To stick out

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Grotesquely

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Forljótur

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Endangered

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put someone or something in a situation in which they could be harmed or wiped out

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Trend

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A general direction in which a situation is changing or developing

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Notion

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an idea or belief, or a concept

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to hover

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to stay at or near

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De-extinction

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the process of reviving extinct species

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Geneticist

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a scientist who studies genetics

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Biologist

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a scientist who studies biology

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Conservationist

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person who takes an active part in the protection of the environment

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Ethicist

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someone who studies moral principles

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To gather

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To some together as a group

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to manipulate

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to control or use something in a skillful way

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stem cell

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a basic type of cell that can divide and develop into cells with particular functions. All the different kinds of cells in the human body develop from stem cells.

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genome

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the complete set of genes in a cell or living thing

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To unfold

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slowly develop

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consensus

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an opinion that all members of a group agree with

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To emerge

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to slowly appear

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To resurrect

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to bring a dead person/animal back to life

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decay

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gradual destruction or process of rotting

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To retrieve

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To bring or get something back that was lost

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intact

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whole, complete

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habitat

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the place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found

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obligation

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duty

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palaeontologist

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a person who studies fossils or dinosaurs

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To champion

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to fight for

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to scoff

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to talk about someone in a way that makes it clear that you think they are stupid or ridiculous

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To exterminate

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to kill all the members of a group of people or animals

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Concrete

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based on facts, not ideas or guesses

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Biodiversity

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The existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment

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Ecosystem

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all the plants and living creatures in a particular area considered in a relation to their physical environment

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Grazing

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eating grass growing in a field

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Tundra

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The large flat Arctic regions of northern Europe, Asia and N America where no trees grow and where the soil below the surface of the ground is always frozen

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Prairie

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a flat wide area of land without many trees, originally covered with grass

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Ecologist

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a person who is interested in ecology and believes the environment should be protected

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herbivore

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any animal that eats only plants

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manure

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the waste matter from animals

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To roam

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to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction

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embryo

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a young animal in the very early stages of development before birth

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to coax

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to persuade someone

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sleights of hand

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quick, clever movements of hands, such as when performing magic tricks

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to conjure

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to magic back

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tissue

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a collection of cells

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viable

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that will be successful, , physically fitted to live

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To advocate

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to support something publicly

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genetic engineering

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the science of changing how a living creature or plant develops by changing the information in its genes

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to preserve

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to make sure something continues

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to breed

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to have sex and produce young

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in captivity

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the state of being kept in confined space

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cutting edge

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the newest, most advanced stage in the development of sth.

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biotechnology

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the use of living cells and bacteria in scientific processes

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Logistical

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the practical organisation that is needed to make a complicated plan successful when a lot of people and equipment are involved

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futile

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having no purpose because there is no chance of success

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To ponder

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To think about something carefully

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Bioethicist

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someone who studies the moral principles that influence research in medicine and biology

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Keen

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strong

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implications

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possible effects or results of an action or a decision

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feat

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an action that needs skills, strength or courage

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Compelling reason

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a reason so strong that you must do something about it

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to embrace

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to accept an idea

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to intrigue

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to make someone very interested in an idea

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