Environmental&medical Keywords Flashcards
What are natural resources?
Naturally occurring materials such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans.
What is global warming?
The increase in the temperature of the earths atmosphere.
What is conservation?
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.
What is creation?
The act of creating the universe, or the universe which has been created.
Define environment-
The surroundings in which plants no animals live and or which they depend to live.
What is stewardship?
Looking after something so that it can be passed on to the next generation.
What is artificial insemination?
Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means.
What is the embryo-
A fertilised egg in the eight weeks after conception.
What is infertility?
Not being able to have children.
Define Ivf-
The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube.
What is surrogacy?
Woman is artificially inseminated.
What is an organ donation?
Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery.
What is transplant surgery?
Surgery to take an organ for others.
