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Define conservation

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Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.

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Define Artificial insemination

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Injecting seaman into the uterus by Artificial means.

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Define creation

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

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Defined embryo

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A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception

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Define environment

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

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Define global warming

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

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Define infertility

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Not being able to have children

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Define in vitro fertilisation

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The method of fertilising a human egg in a Petrie dish.

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Define 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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Define organ donation

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Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery

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Define stewardshipp

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

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Define surrogacy

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An arrangement where a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman.