Definitions
Characteristics of Life
Science in the Bible
-isms and worldviews
Hodgepodge
100

“A workable, changeable, simplifiied representation of reality” is the definition of this...

Model

100

How many of the 6 characteristics of life must an organism have in order to be considered “alive”?

All 6

100

According to the Bible, why are there diseases and death in the world?

Sin or the resulting Fall or curse

100

True or False: Both Christians and non Christians both assume some things to be true (both have presuppositions.)

True

100

What are two main ways organisms obtain energy?

Food or sunlight 

200

“A logical procedure for answering a scientific question” is the definition of this...

Scientific method

200

“The use of technology to enhance living organisms and their processes” is the definition of this...

Biotechnology 

200

Why do humans have the right and responsibility to subdue the earth?

Humans are created in God’s image

200

The belief that “nature is the ultimate reality, there is nothing greater than nature itself” is called this...

Naturalism 

200

Which is more effected by a person’s worldview: an observation or an interpretation of science?

Interpretation 

300

“A simple, testable statement that predicts the answer to a question” is the definition of this...

Hypothesis

300

Which of the 6 characteristics of life does this show.... “You burn your face changin hot oil in a car and it takes a month to heal.”

Growth 

300

The Latin phrase for creation “out of nothing” is this...

Ex nihilo 
300

The idea that “the world is fragile and should be protected at all costs and used as little as possible” is called this...

Environmentalism

300

An archeologist assuming that an animal fossil is millions of years old demonstrates what kind of worldview?

Naturalistic 

400

Deciding if certain methods or medicines are right or wrong falls in the category of this study...

Bioethics

400

Which of the 6 characteristics of life does this show... “You are stranded on a deserted island with no food but you last a whole week off your fat stores until they can rescue you.”

Metabolism

400

According to the Bible, when will the effects of the curse be removed?

When Christ returns

400

The idea that “earth’s resources should be preserved and wisely used“ is called this...

Conservation or conservationism 

400

True or False: Environmentalism and Conservatism are synonymous. 

False, environmentalists protect the earth’s resources at all costs, conservationists wisely use the resources

500
“Something that can be observed with one of the five senses” is the definition of this...

An observation 

500

If a scientific model is “practical and can be changed when we discover new information,” it is said to be this...

Workable

500

True or False: God created humans to protect the earth’s resources.

False, God created humans to have fellowship with Him, to subdue the earth, and to fill the earth.
500

The Christian worldview is based on these three main points...

Creation, Fall, Redemption 

500

Which two commands help us have a Biblical approach to studying biology?

Creation Mandate and the command to love one another