Chapter 1A
Creation Mandate
God’s command for people to fill the earth and have dominion over it.
Unicellular
organisms made of only one cell.
Multicellular
organisms that are made of many cells.
What is a stimuli? And provide an example?
a stimuli is a change that requires action. Example would be your body responding to medicine.
Who are in the best position to do Life Science and have the best reasons for life?
Those who believe God's Word.
Life Science
the study of life. (Biology)
Cells
smallest working unit of an organism.
Growth
the development of an organism size
Explain Naturalistic Worldview?
They don't see God as Life's Designer and it is the belief that life came from completely natural processes.
What are the 3 Biblical Principals?
1. Image of God 2. Creation Mandate 3. God's Word Whole Truth
Worldview
the overarching narrative that a person uses to see and interpret the world.
Biotic Factor
a living organism
Energy
power needed for organisms to carry out movement and other life processes.
What is the theme of the Bible story?
1. Creation 2. Fall 3. Redemption
List the 5 Characteristics of Life?
1. Organization 2. Energy 3. Growth 4. Reproduction 5. Response
Ethics
What is the study of using moral principles to life?
Response
organisms ability to respond to their environment.
Reproduction
the passing down of genetic information from life to life.
If an organism has 4 out of the 5 characteristics of life, is this organism living or non-living?
Non-Living, it needs all 5 to be considered alive.
How does your body automatically maintain homeostasis when your hot and cold?
When you are hot you sweat to keep your internal body temperature. When you are cold you shiver to heat up your internal temperature.
Naturalism
the belief that living things came from completely natural processes.
Homeostasis
an organism's ability to keep its internal processes stable.
Abiotic Factor
a non living organism
What are the 3 Biblical Outcomes?
1. Help Humans Flourish 2. Thriving Creation 3. Giving God Glory
Explain the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?
Autotroph makes its own food using energy in the environment. Heterotroph gets energy by eating another organism.