Lesson 1 Flashcards
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A branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged
Science
Scientia means
knowledge
a branch of science that deals with the
physical and natural world.
physics, chemistry, geology, and biology.
Natural Science
The study of matter and energy and
the interactions between them.
Physics
They study such subjects as gravity, light, and time.
Physicists
The science that deals with the
composition, properties, reactions, and the structure of matter.
Chemistry
Earth science includes:
Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Astronomy
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.
Geology
The exploration and study of the ocean.
Oceanography
The science that deals with the
atmosphere and its phenomena, such as
weather and climate.
Meteorology
The study of the universe
beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.
Astronomy
The Life Sciences (Biology) includes:
Botany, Zoology, Genetics, Medicine
The study of plants
Botany
The science that covers animals and
animal life.
Zoology
The study of heredity
Genetics
The science of diagnosing, treating,
and preventing illness, disease, and injury.
Medicine
All the different forms of life that occur today on planet earth, have been created by God, the almighty.
Theory of Special Creation
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.
Theory of Catastrophism
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.
Cosmozoic Theory ( Theory of Panspermia)
This theory is also known as Materialistic Theory or Physico-chemical Theory.
Theory of Chemical Evolution
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.
Theory of Chemical Evolution
Also known as Abiogenesis.
Theory of Spontaneous Generation
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.
Theory of Spontaneous Generation
● 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.
Theory of Evolution - Charles Darwin
