Attributes of Life
What are the 2 main ways organisms obtain energy?
By consuming food or by producing it's own food
What kind of information do cells contain?
Information that directs their activities
What is a worldview?
the perspective a person uses to view and interpret the world
What is the creation mandate?
exercising wise dominion and stewardship over God's creation
What is the scientific method?
A logical procedure for answering a scientific question
A person pulls his hand away after touching a hot surface. What attribute is demonstrated?
Response
What is biology?
The Study of Life
What is biotechnology?
a tool that can be used for good or evil depending on the user's worldview
What does it mean that people are made in God's image?
people reflect qualities placed in them, such as personality, emotions, reasoning, planning, creativity, and ability to love/be loved
What is a scientific theory?
a model that explains a set of observations
A plant produces seeds that can grow into new plants. Which attribute of life is demonstrated?
Reproduction
What basic structures make up all living things?
Cells
Why does conservation consider future generations?
To help ensure resources remain available for future generations
Jesus Christ
What is a scientific law?
a model that describes how phenomena relate, often mathematically
An animal uses stored nutrients to obtain energy. Which attribute is demonstrated?
Metabolism
List the 6 major attributes used to identify living things.
cells, organization, growth, reproduction, metabolism, and response
What is bioethics?
the consideration of whether biological practices are morally acceptable
When will the effects of the curse be completely removed?
When Christ returns
What is the difference between an observation and an interpretation?
an observation is what is directly observed; an interpretation is an explanation influenced by worldview
Different parts of an organism work together in an ordered way. Which attribute is demonstrated?
Organization
Give one reason a machine such as a computer would not be considered alive.
Not made of cells, does not reproduce, does not grow
What does a naturalistic worldview assume about the world?
that is consists of natural processes without a designer or master plan
What major consequences entered creation because of Adam and Eve's sin?
Death, disease, sin
What are two charactersistics of a good scientific model?