8.2 Flashcards
Natural resources
Naturally occurring materials which can be utilised by humans
Global warming
The increase in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere due to greenhouse gases
Creation
The act of creating or the universe which has been created
Environment
The surroundings on which plants and animals live and on which they depend to continue living
Stewardship
Looking after something on behalf I another so that it can be passed back or on to the next generation of stewards
Conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
Pollution
The introduction of harmful substances into the air
Egg donation
A fertilised egg is created in a lab using a donated egg from another woman but the partner’a sperm
Artificial insemination
Sperm is donated to a clinic by a man and is placed in a woman’s uterus
In vitro fertilisation
The Method of fertilising an egg in a test tube
Embryo donation
A donated egg an donated sperm are fertilised in the lab and then placed in the womb
Surrogacy
An arrangement where a woman bears a child for another woman
