Religion and Life Key Terms

5. - Having a duty or obligation to act in a certain way.
10. - how good/ comfortable life is.
15. - The end of the physical, bodily life.
16. - deliberate expulsion of a foetus from womb with the intention to destroy it.
17. - Experimenting on animals to better the Human Race.
18. - The world around us; this can be made up of natural or artificial surroundings.
19. - Repairing and protecting animals and areas of natural beauty.
20. - A place that cares for the dying, usually from an incurable disease.
21. - A person who does not eat meat or fish.
22. - Scientific theory that the development of species involves a process of natural selection.
23. - Contamination of an environment with harmful substances.
24. - The idea that animals should have rights because of a respect for life.
25. - Pressure groups which campaign against abortion/ Euthanasia.

1. - When sperm fertilises the female egg to allow pregnancy.
2. - Knowledge based on what can be observed and experimentation.
3. - Scientific theory about the origins of the universe. Argues that they universe began 14 billion years ago and is expanding constantly.
4. - The belief that a human being should be able to control their own death.
6. - A duty to look after the world and life. (Many Christians believe God gave them this responsibility)
7. - Pressure groups that campaign for the right of a woman to have an abortion.
8. - Mercy killing; ending a life for someone who is terminally ill or has a degenerative disease.
9. - The belief that life is special and created by God so should be looked after.
11. - Guardianship of the environment in Islam.
12. - Materials found in nature such as oil and trees that can be used by people.
13. - Rule over nature and animals.
14. - Cutting down large amounts of forest, usually by businesses.
16. - Beliefs about what happens after our body has died.