Abeka 7th Grade Science, Section 5.2 Review

To which ancient Greek philosopher did people during the Middle Ages look for their ideas about science?

Aristotle

State the law of biogenesis.

Living things can originate only from existing living things.

How did man's relationship to nature change after the Fall?

Man has to work for survival and study painstakingly to find answers for his inquisitive mind.

What historical event spurred the development of science since the 16th century?

Protestant Reformation

What Bible truth is confirmed by the design in creation?

The God of eternal power created the universe.

Pasteur

conducted experiments that marked the end of spontaneous generation as a scientific possibility

Harvey

described blood circulation in the bodies of humans and many animals

What is spontaneous generation?

idea that living things arise from nonliving things

What is the idea that everything is material and nothing is spiritual?

materialism

Redi

performed the first experiment disproving spontaneous generation

Wilkins

was active in promoting the spread of scientific knowledge

Vesalius

wrote Fabrica, the first book to accurately describe and illustrate human anatomy based on dissection and observation of human cadavers; the Father of Anatomy

Gesner

wrote Opera Botanica and the first modern zoological work, Historiae Animalium