Intro to Life
Creation Mandate
What is a simple, testable statement that predicts the answer to a question?
Hypothesis
What is under the effects of sin?
The whole world
What is made in the image of God?
Humans
What is the preservation and wise use of natural resources?
Conservation
What is the use of technology to enhance living organisms and their processes?
Biotechnology
What is environmentalism?
The idea that the environment, the ultimate cause of man's existence, is fragile to be actively protected
Theories ____________ phenomena, and laws _____________ phenomena.
Theories explain phenomena, and laws describe phenomena.
What is bioethics?
The study of ethical situations in biology and medicine
Where can information be stored in a cell?
DNA and RNA
What are three examples of bad uses of biotechnology?
Aborting humans
Creating "perfect" infants
Gender reassignment surgery
What is a Christian view of bioethics based on?
People being made in Gods image
Explain six signs of life.
Cells - make up all living things
Reproduction - information is copied and replicated to form new organisms
Metabolism - all of the ways that an organism uses energy
Organization - different cells and tissues have different purposes
Growth - rapidly reproducing cells cause the organism to grow
Response - organisms adapt to changes in the environment
Give three examples of good uses of biotechnology.
Making more nutritious food
Making pretty flowers
Forming new treatments for diseases.
List, in order, the six steps of the scientific method.
Ask a question
Do research
Experiment
Analyze the data
Publish the results
A model is made