Lesson 1

Question 1

A branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged

Answer 1

Science

Question 2

Scientia means

Answer 2

knowledge

Question 3

a branch of science that deals with the
physical and natural world.
physics, chemistry, geology, and biology.

Answer 3

Natural Science

Question 4

The study of matter and energy and
the interactions between them.

Answer 4

Physics

Question 5

They study such subjects as gravity, light, and time.

Answer 5

Physicists

Question 6

The science that deals with the
composition, properties, reactions, and the structure of matter.

Answer 6

Chemistry

Question 7

Earth science includes:

Answer 7

Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Astronomy

Question 8

The science of the origin, history,
and structure of the Earth, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that it has experienced or is experiencing.

Answer 8

Geology

Question 9

The exploration and study of the ocean.

Answer 9

Oceanography

Question 10

The science that deals with the
atmosphere and its phenomena, such as
weather and climate.

Answer 10

Meteorology

Question 11

The study of the universe
beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.

Answer 11

Astronomy

Question 12

The Life Sciences (Biology) includes:

Answer 12

Botany, Zoology, Genetics, Medicine

Question 13

The study of plants

Answer 13

Botany

Question 14

The science that covers animals and
animal life.

Answer 14

Zoology

Question 15

The study of heredity

Answer 15

Genetics

Question 16

The science of diagnosing, treating,
and preventing illness, disease, and injury.

Answer 16

Medicine

Question 17

All the different forms of life that occur today on planet earth, have been created by God, the almighty.

Answer 17

Theory of Special Creation

Question 18

It states that there have been several creations of life by God, each preceded by a catastrophe resulting from some kind of geological disturbance
different from that of previous ones.

Answer 18

Theory of Catastrophism

Question 19

According to this theory, life has reached this planet Earth from other heavenly bodies such as meteorites, in the form of highly resistance spores
of some organisms.

Answer 19

Cosmozoic Theory ( Theory of Panspermia)

Question 20

This theory is also known as Materialistic Theory or Physico-chemical Theory.

Answer 20

Theory of Chemical Evolution

Question 21

According this theory, Origin of life on earth is the result of a slow and gradual process of chemical evolution that probably occurred about 3.8 billion
years ago.

Answer 21

Theory of Chemical Evolution

Question 22

Also known as Abiogenesis.

Answer 22

Theory of Spontaneous Generation

Question 23

The natural process of life arising from non-living matter such as simple organic compounds. This theory assumed that living organisms could arise suddenly and spontaneously from any kind of
non-living matter.

Answer 23

Theory of Spontaneous Generation

Question 24

● Evolution by means of natural selection
● Evolution by natural selection is a process inferred from
three facts about populations:
○ more offspring are produced than can possibly survive
○ traits vary among individuals, leading to different
rates of survival and reproduction
○ trait differences are heritable.

Answer 24

Theory of Evolution - Charles Darwin

Question 25

anything that is or has ever been alive

Answer 25

Living

Question 26

anything that is not now nor has ever been alive

Answer 26

Non Living