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Flashcards in Unit 2 Religion and the Environment Deck (12)
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1
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Artificial insemination

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Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means

2
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Conservation

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Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

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Creation

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

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Embryo

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A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks of fertilisation

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Environment

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The surroundings which plans and animals live and what they depend to live on.

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Global Warming

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the increase in the temperature of the earths atmosphere (thought to be caused b the greenhouse effect)

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Infertility

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Not being able to have children

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In-vitro fertilisation (IVF)

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The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube

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Natural resources

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

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Organ Donation

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Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery

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Stewardship

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Looking after something so that it can be passed onto the next generation.

12
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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 donated and fertilised by the husband through IVF and then implanted into the wife’s uterus.