Vocabulary – Genetics and Science
What do we call the basic unit of heredity?
A gene.
Choose the correct form: He looks tired. He ______ (work) all night.
He must have worked all night.
Fill in: I ______ (just/finish) my homework.
I have just finished my homework.
Who developed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein.
Which word means “changing the structure of DNA”?
Genetic engineering.
Fill in: She isn’t at home. She ______ (go) to the library.
She might have gone to the library.
Question form: How long/you/live in this city?
How long have you lived in this city?
Who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic?
Alexander Fleming.
What is the scientific word for a possible explanation based on evidence?
A hypothesis.
Correct the mistake: They can have lost the keys yesterday.
They could have lost the keys yesterday.
Which adverb usually goes with Present Perfect? ago, since, yesterday, last year?
Since.
Who is called the father of modern physics?
Isaac Newton
Which term describes an organism whose DNA has been altered?
A genetically modified organism (GMO).
Make a sentence with can’t have (expressing impossibility).
Answer (example): She can’t have finished the project so quickly.
Correct the mistake: I have seen him yesterday.
I saw him yesterday.
Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin.
What do we call the complete set of genes in an organism?
The genome.
Explain the difference: He must have forgotten his book vs. He could have forgotten his book.
Must have = almost certain; could have = possible but not sure.
Make a Present Perfect question about life experience.
Answer (example): Have you ever travelled abroad?
Which woman scientist discovered radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie.