Alphabetical
Alphabetical list of glossary terms
extinction
[noun]
The complete and permanent loss of all individuals of a species of organism.
Appears in modules:
- Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
- Charles Darwin I The Origin of Species
- Charles Darwin III Descent with modification
- Introduction to Paleoanthropology Bones, stones, and tools
- Luis Walter Alvarez Uncovering secrets of the atom and life on earth
- Mass Extinctions Major turning points in biodiversity
- Origins of Life I Early ideas and experiments
- Origins of Plate Tectonic Theory From early ideas to mapping the ocean floor
- Paleontology and the Fossil Record Reading the clues
- Plate Boundaries Tectonic activity where plates interact
- Taxonomy II Nomenclature
- The Piltdown Hoax A lesson on confirmation bias in science
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Tracking Endangered Jaguars across the Border The work of Sergio Avila
- Tracking Human Ancestry The Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA
- Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles How to approach reading journal articles
- Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science Reading and interpreting graphs
- Utilizing the Scientific Literature The record of scientific progress
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