Unit 8.2 - KEY WORDS

Question 1

Artificial insemination

Answer 1

Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means.

Question 2

Conservation

Answer 2

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.

Question 3

Embryo

Answer 3

A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception.

Question 4

Environment

Answer 4

The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live.

Question 5

Global warming

Answer 5

The increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect).

Question 6

Infertility

Answer 6

Not being able to have children.

Question 7

In-vitro fertilisation

Answer 7

The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube.

Question 8

Natural resources

Answer 8

Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans.

Question 9

Organ donation

Answer 9

Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery.

Question 10

Stewardship

Answer 10

Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation.

Question 11

Surrogacy

Answer 11

An arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman OR where an egg is donated and fertilised by the husband through IVF and then implanted into the wife’s uterus.