Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Sheltered Biology Game
Important People and Beliefs in Biology
55
Science
9th Grade
09/23/2006

Additional Science Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
A.Aristotle
B.Rachel Carson
C.George Washington Carver
Definition
Believed that slavery was the Natural Way of the Universe
Term
A.Leonardo Da Vinci
B.Jane Goodall
C.Aristotle
Definition
Believed in a Prime Mover who put all the forces of Nature into action
Term
A.Aristotle
B.Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C.Andreas Vesalius
Definition
His philosophy was that things were imperfect on earth but perfect in the heavens.
Term
A.William Harvey
B.Galen
C.Andreas Vesalius
Definition
Unable to dissect human corpses because it went against the beliefs of the Roman religion in the need for a fully intact body in the afterlife.
Term
A.James Watson and Francis Crick
B.Rachel Carson
C.Galen
Definition
Believed that the natural laws that governed the world were unbreakable, even by God
Term
A.Galen
B.Charles Darwin
C.William Harvey
Definition
Medicine was the study to understand the perfection of God therefore once you knew how something worked there was no need to study it again.
Term
A.Charles Drew
B.Galen
C.Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Definition
There was nothing dishonest in surrounding what he did know with made-up information, as long as it showed the greater plan of nature and thus of God
Term
A.Inquisition
B.Heresy
C.Renaissance
Definition
Means rebirth
Term
A.Leonardo Da Vinci
B.Gregor Mendel
C.Charles Darwin
Definition
Wrote much of his work in mirror code--probably for fear of Inquisitors.
Term
A.Inquiry
B.Inquisitive
C.Inquisition
Definition
Former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy.
Term
A.Leonardo Da Vinci
B.Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C.William Harvey
Definition
Was left handed at a time when some believed left handed people were servants of the devil.
Term
A.Charles Darwin
B.Leonardo Da Vinci
C.James Hutton
Definition
Among his many sketches were prototypes of the helicopter and SCUBA.
Term
A.Aristotle
B.Leonardo Da Vinci
C.George Washington Carver
Definition
Illegitimate son of a peasant woman and a wealthy notary
Term
A.Rachel Carson
B.Leonardo Da Vinci
C.Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Definition
Studied fossils, how the eye works and blood circulation with an artist's eye.
Term
A.Avicenna (Hussein-bin-Abdullah-Hassan-bin-Ali-bin-Sina)
B.Galen
C.William Harvey
Definition
Arabian Physician
Term
A.Charles Darwin
B.Leonardo Da Vinci
C.Avicenna
Definition
Denied personal immortality, God's interest in individuals, and the creation of the world in time which caused problems with Muslim leadership
Term
A.Avicenna
B.Galen
C.William Harvey
Definition
Wrote the Canon of Medicine-one of the greatest books of medical knowledge of all times
Term
A.Avicenna
B.Leonardo Da Vinci
C.Jane Goodall
Definition
Believed that the human body cannot be restored to health unless the causes of both health and disease are determined
Term
A.Galen
B.Andreas Vesalius
C.William Harvey
Definition
Father of modern anatomy
Term
A.Aristotle
B.Charles Drew
C.Andreas Vesalius
Definition
Dissected human bodies and corrected the misconceptions of Galen
Term
A.Galen
B.James Hutton
C.Andreas Vesalius
Definition
Because of his human dissections he was hounded by the inquisition. The only thing that saved him was that he was Physician to Emporor Charles V.
Term
A.George Washington Carver
B.Andreas Vesalius
C.Anton von Leeuwenhoek
Definition
His early dissections were done on criminals
Term
A.William Harvey
B.Andreas Vesalius
C.Galen
Definition
First to show that blood is pumped by the heart
Term
A.Charles Drew
B.Aviceena
C.William Harvey
Definition
Before him Galen taught that we had two types of blood, venous blood which originated in the liver and arterial blood in the heart. It was believed that blood entered the body as food and was consumed.
Term
A.Jane Goodall
B.Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C.Leonardo Da Vinci
Definition
Dutch inventor of the modern microscope was fortunate to grow up in the Netherlands which is known for religious tolerance
Term
A.Anton van Leeuenhoek
B.Galen
C.William Harvey
Definition
First to see red blood cells and capillaries
Term
A.George Washington Carver
B.Anton van Leeuenhoek
C.Leonardo Da Vinci
Definition
While Galileo and Kepler were exploring the vast world of space he was exploring the tiny world inside of us.
Term
A.Aristotle
B.Andreas Vesalius
C.James Hutton
Definition
Known as the Father of Geology
Term
A.Avicenna
B.James Hutton
C.Leonardo Da Vinci
Definition
Before his time Natural Disasters were often believed to be caused by people in league with the devil-especially women
Term
A.Charles Darwin
B.James Hutton
C.Rachel Carson
Definition
Theory of Uniformitarianism which argued that the processes that change the earth in the present are the same as those of the past
Term
A.Utopian
B.Uniformitarianism
C.Catastrophism
Definition
Theory that held that the changes in the Earth were the result of violent upheavals like Noah's flood.
Term
A.Leonardo Da Vinci
B.Rachel Carson
C.James Hutton
Definition
Earth offered "no vestige of a beginning,--no prospect of an end."
Term
A.Galen
B.Aristotle
C.Louis Pasteur
Definition
Germ Theory
Term
A.Louis Pasteur
B.Jane Goodall
C.James Watson and Francis Crick
Definition
Created the first rabies vaccine
Term
A.Avicenna
B.Charles Darwin
C.James Hutton
Definition
Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
Term
A.Charles Darwin
B.Jane Goodall
C.Andreas Vesalius
Definition
Argued that human beings and all other life evolved through the same natural process
Term
A.James Hutton
B.Charles Darwin
C.William Harvey
Definition
Did most of his field research as a young Naturalist on the HMS Beagle
Term
A.Gregor Mendel
B.Charles Darwin
C.Leonardo Da Vinci
Definition
Buried in Westminster Abbey suffered surprisingly little controversy during his lifetime considering the current controversy around his theories
Term
A.Galen
B.Avicenna
C.Gregor Mendel
Definition
Father of Modern Genetics his works were lost for 100 years.
Term
A.Aristotle
B.Avicenna
C.Gregor Mendel
Definition
Discovered the Laws of Inheritance that showed how Darwin's Theory of Evolution can occur.
Term
A.Charles Darwin
B.Charles Drew
C.Gregor Mendel
Definition
A Catholic Monk
Term
A.George Washington Carver
B.Aristotle
C.Anton von Leeuwenhoek
Definition
Son of slaves he had to battle prejudice all his life
Term
A.Jane Goodall
B.James Hutton
C.George Washington Carver
Definition
Improved the agricultural sciences by finding ways to better soil quality and crop quality
Term
A.Andreas Vesalius
B.Charles Drew
C.William Harvey
Definition
Discovered blood plasma could be stored for blood transfusions without spoiling
Term
A.Galen
B.Charles Drew
C.James Watson and Francis Crick
Definition
First director of the American Red Cross
Term
A.Gregor Mendel
B.Leonardo Da Vinci
C.James Watson and Francis Crick
Definition
Discovered the double helical structure of DNA
Term
A.Rachel Carson and Jane Goodall
B.Charles Darwin and James Hutton
C.James Watson and Francis Crick
Definition
Stole research from Rosalind Franklin that gave them the key to the double helical structure of DNA
Term
A.James Watson and Francis Crick
B.Aristotle and Galen
C.Andreas Vesalius and William Harvey
Definition
Showed how DNA could transmit information from one generation to the next
Term
A.Jane Goodall
B.Charles Darwin
C.George Washington Carver
Definition
Did 10 year study of Chimpanzees in Africa
Term
A.James Hutton
B.Jane Goodall
C.James Watson and Francis Crick
Definition
Showed Chimpanzees and other primates can learn sign language
Term
A.Charles Darwin
B.Avicenna
C.Jane Goodall
Definition
Showed that animals and humans are much closer in behavior than previously believed
Term
A.Rachel Carson
B.Jane Goodall
C.Charles Darwin
Definition
Wrote the book Silent Springs about the danger of DDT to the environment.
Term
A.Jane Goodall
B.Rachel Carson
C.Marie Curie
Definition
She began her career as a marine biologist.
Term
A.Aristotle
B.Galen
C.Charles Darwin
Definition
Known as the "father of the Life Sciences"
Term
A.Jane Goodall
B.Marie Curie
C.Rachel Carson
Definition
Businesses called her a radical uncompromising feminist because of her stand against DDT and other pesticides
Supporting users have an ad free experience!