A

• AbiogenesisLife arising from non-living matter
• AdaptationEvolutionary process
• AugustiniansMembers of religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine

B

• Binomial nomenclatureSpecies naming system
• BiologyScientific study of life
• BiomechanicsStudy of the mechanics of biological systems
• Blending inheritanceBlending inheritance is an obsolete theory in biology from the 19th century. The theory is

D

• David C. QuellerDavid C. Queller is an evolutionary biologist at Washington University in St. Louis. He re
• DeathEnd of an organism's life
• Death and cultureRole of death in several cultures
• DecompositionProcess of breaking down organic matter
• Domain (taxonomy)Taxonomic rank

E

• EpigeneticsStudy of DNA modifications that do not change its sequence
• EvolutionChange in the heritable traits of populations

F

• FossilPreserved remains or traces of organisms from a past geological age

G

• GeneSequence of DNA that determines traits in an organism
• Gene expressionConversion of a gene's sequence into a mature gene product or products
• Genetic codeRules by which information encoded within genetic material is translated into proteins
• Genetic driftConcept in genetics
• GeneticsScience of genes, heredity and variation

H

• HeredityPassing of traits to offspring from the species' parents or ancestor
• Heredity (journal)Heredity is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio. It c
• History of lifeThe history of life on Earth traces the processes by which living and extinct organisms ev
• Human genomeComplete set of nucleic acid sequences for humans
• Hyacinthoides italicaHyacinthoides italica, the Italian bluebell or Italian squill, is a spring-flowering bulbo
• Hybrid (biology)Offspring of cross-species reproduction

J

• Joan E. StrassmannJoan E. Strassmann is an American evolutionary biologist and the Charles Rebstock Professo

K

• Kingdom (taxonomy)Taxonomic rank

L

• LifeMatter with biological processes
• Living systemsMultiple interactions and regulation of life forms with their environment

M

• Marine lifeOrganisms that live in salt water
• Marine vertebrateMarine animals with a vertebrate column
• Mass mortality eventRapid, catastrophic die-off of organisms
• Mendelian inheritanceType of biological inheritance
• MicrobiologyStudy of microscopic organisms (microbes)
• MicroorganismMicroscopic living organism
• Model organismOrganisms used to study biology across species
• MoneraHistorically, a biological kingdom
• Mortality salienceAwareness about death
• Mount Field National ParkMount Field National Park is a national park in Tasmania, Australia, 64 km northwest of Ho
• MutationAlteration in the nucleotide sequence of a genome
• MycologyStudy of fungi

N

• Natural selectionMechanism of evolution by differential reproduction
• NeuroscienceScientific study of the nervous system
• Non-humanEntity that is not considered human

O

• OrganismIndividual living life form

P

• PaleontologyStudy of past life through fossils
• Patella vulgataSpecies of gastropod
• Phlox drummondiiPhlox drummondii (commonly annual phlox or Drummond's phlox) is a flowering plant in the g
• PhylogeneticsStudy of evolutionary relationships between organisms
• PiezophileA piezophile (from Greek "piezo-" for pressure and "-phile" for loving) is an organism wit

S

• SensePhysiological capacity
• Sequoia (genus)Genus of coniferous trees
• SpeciesBasic unit of taxonomic classification, below genus
• SuicideIntentional act causing one's own death
• SurvivalConcept; act of surviving

T

• Taboo on the deadThe taboo on the dead includes the taboo against touching of the dead, those surrounding t
• Taxonomy (biology)Science of classifying organisms