Worldview & Biblical Foundations
What is the term for the way a person understands and interprets the world?
A Worldview
What event introduced sin into the world?
The fall
What is the smallest unit of life?
A cell
What is homeostasis?
Maintaining stable internal conditions.
What do scientists call information gathered during an investigation?
Data
Which worldview teaches that life developed through natural processes without God's involvement?
Naturalism
What is God's plan to restore His broken creation called?
Redemption
What term means any living thing?
Organism
What is a stimulus?
Something that causes a reaction.
A scientist records that a flower is red, soft, and fragrant. Is this qualitative or quantitative data?
Qualitative data
A scientist believes living things show evidence of purpose and design because God created them. Which worldview is being described?
Christian Worldview
What is the Creation Mandate?
God's command for humans to care for and wisely manage creation.
A bacterium consists of only one cell. What vocabulary word describes it?
Unicellular
A lizard moves into the shade when the temperature becomes too hot. Which characteristic of life is helping the lizard survive?
Homeostasis
A scientist records that a plant is 22 cm tall. Is this qualitative or quantitative data?
Quantitative data
Two scientists examine the same fossil. One says it supports evolution, while the other says it supports creation. Why might they reach different conclusions?
They have different worldviews
What term describes truths from the Bible that guide wise choices, such as loving God, loving people, and caring for creation?
Biblical Principles
A dog has many different cells working together in organs and body systems. What vocabulary word describes it?
Multicellular
A student accidentally touches a hot pan and immediately pulls his hand away. Identify the stimulus and explain how the body responded.
What science process involves asking questions, collecting evidence, and drawing conclusions?
Scientific Inquiry
Explain how worldview can affect the interpretation of scientific evidence.
Worldview influences how people explain observations and evidence, even when looking at the same data.
A company can make more money by polluting a river, but chooses not to because it would harm people and creation. Which two Chapter 1 concepts are being applied?
Ethics and Caring for Creation
A scientist observes an organism that is made of many cells, responds when touched, maintains stable internal conditions, and obtains energy by eating plants. Name four Chapter 1 vocabulary terms that describe this organism.
A deer hears a twig snap in the forest, runs away, and its heart rate increases to prepare for movement. Name three Chapter 1 concepts demonstrated in this scenario.
A scientist groups organisms by shared characteristics to compare and study them. What branch of science is being used?
Taxonomy