Bio-Notes for quiz ( every thing on theses notes needs to be in the flashcards but not this tho)

  • Biology: the study of life

  • Worldview: a way of seeing and interpreting all aspects of life that arises out of an overarching narrative and that shapes how a person thinks and acts

  • The Attributes of Life

  1. Cells

  2. Reproduction

  3. Metabolism

  4. Organization

  5. Growth

  6. Response

An organism must possess all these things in order to be considered alive.

  • Theory: a model that attempts to explain a set of observations

  • Law: a description that is based on repeated observations of relationship between two or more phenomena

  • Hypothesis: a simple, testable statement that predicts an answer to a question being investigated using scientific inquiry

  • Survey: a sampling of data gathered from an exiting group of data

  • Scientific inquiry (scientific method): is a logical procedure that helps answer a scientific question.

A way of thinking that helps people make sense of what they observe.

  • Scientific Inquiry Process

  1. Ask a question

  2. Do research

  3. Experiment

  4. Analyze the data

  5. Publish the results

  • Conservation: Is the idea that resources should be used wisely.

  • Environmentalism: Is the idea that natural resources need protecting.

  • Biotechnology: the use of living systems and organisms to produce new products and technology.

  • Bioethics: the study of often-controversial issue that arise as the result of new advances in biology and medicine

  • The Biblical Ethics Triad: Biblical principles, outcomes, and motivations.

  • Biblical Principles: what does God’s word say?

  • Biblical Outcomes: What results are right?

  • Biblical Motivations: How can I grow through this decision.

  • The Principles of Bioethics

  1. Respect for autonomy

  2. Nonmaleficence = Do no harm

  3. Beneficence = Good or benefit

  4. Justice