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1
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Global warming

A

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

2
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Natural resources

A

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

3
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Conservation

A

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.

4
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Creation

A

The act of creating the universe, or the universe which has been created.

5
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Environment

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

6
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Stewardship

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

7
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Artificial insemination

A

Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means.

8
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Embryo

A

A fertilised egg in the

first eight weeks after conception

9
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Infertility

A

Not being able to have children

10
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IVF

A

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

11
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Surrogacy

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An arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman or where an egg is fertilised by the man through IVF and then implanted in the woman’s uterus.

12
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Organ donation

A

Giving organs to be

used in transplant surgery.