Theme B Religion And Life Key Words

Question 1

Define Abortion

Answer 1

Deliberate removal of a foetus from the womb with the intention to destroy it

Question 2

Define Active euthanasia

Answer 2

Performing an action that brings about the painless death of a person

Question 3

Define Afterlife

Answer 3

beliefs about what happens after we die

Question 4

Define Animal Rights

Answer 4

The idea that animals should have rights that protect their interests e.g. right to life

Question 5

Define Assisted suicide

Answer 5

Providing a person (usually with a life limiting illness) with the means to kill themselves

Question 6

Define Awe

Answer 6

an overwhelming feeling, often of reverence to God

Question 7

Define Big Bang Theory

Answer 7

scientific theory about the creation of the universe

Question 8

Define Charles Darwin

Answer 8

the man who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection in the 19th century

Question 9

Define Conception

Answer 9

when a sperm fertilises an egg, leading to pregnancy and a complete set of DNA

Question 10

Define Conservation

Answer 10

to repair and protect areas of natural beauty and the animals that live there

Question 11

Define Creation

Answer 11

the belief that God created the world ex nihilo (Latin – ‘from nothing’)

Question 12

Define Dominion

Answer 12

the belief that humans have the right to control creation

Question 13

Define Environment

Answer 13

the world around us

Question 14

Define Euthanasia

Answer 14

mercy killing – ending a person’s life to reduce suffering

Question 15

Define Evolution

Answer 15

change through inherited traits and genetic mutation in species

Question 16

Define Fossil Fuels

Answer 16

natural fuel formed in the Earth’s geological past e.g. coal, oil, gas

Question 17

Define Hospice

Answer 17

a place that cares for people who are dying

Question 18

Define Hypothesis

Answer 18

a proposed explanation of something

Question 19

Define Involuntary euthanasia

Answer 19

where a person is capable of giving consent, but does not consent to euthanasia

Question 20

Define Natural Resources

Answer 20

resources that the Earth provides to man kind

Question 21

Define Natural Selection

Answer 21

a mechanism of evolution – survival of the fittest. Only genetic traits that are preferable to survival are passed on through reproduction

Question 22

Define Non-voluntary euthanasia

Answer 22

Where a person cannot give consent to euthanasia e.g. in a coma

Question 23

Define Passive euthanasia

Answer 23

Withdrawing medical treatment or food from patients – ‘letting die’

Question 24

Define Pesticide

Answer 24

chemicals used to kill pests e.g. insects

Question 25

Define Pro-choice

Answer 25

Pressure groups that campaign for a woman’s right to have an abortion

Question 26

Define Pro-life

Answer 26

Pressure groups that campaign against abortion and euthanasia

Question 27

Define Quality of Life

Answer 27

the standard/comfort of a person’s life

Question 28

Define Right to die

Answer 28

the belief that humans should have control over the means and time of their own death

Question 29

Define Sanctity of Life

Answer 29

The belief that life is special as it is created by God

Question 30

Define Science

Answer 30

knowledge coming from observed repetitions in nature and experimentation

Question 31

Define Stewardship

Answer 31

duty to look after the world

Question 32

Define Sustainable Energy

Answer 32

resources that can be renewed and are not depleted when used e.g.. solar, wind, tidal

Question 33

Define Viable

Answer 33

The point of which a foetus can potentially survive outside the womb – 50% chance at 24 weeks

Question 34

Define Voluntary Euthanasia

Answer 34

When a person requests euthanasia for themselves