RLG202H5 Lecture 2: Lecture 2 of Judaism

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6 Jan 2011

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The story of the beginnings the first four books: it is mesopotamian traditions super powers: assyria, egypt, babylon: israel judah is squished and trampled on because they are in the middle of them three. abram the father (or god) is exalted. abraham"s characteristics: righteous man, with wholehearted commitment to god, a an of peace; compassionate and hospitable, a quick-acting warrior, an unscrupulous liar to save his own skin. afraid of being killed, so he said sarah, his wife, is his sister: a man of great spiritual depth and strength, a person with common human weakness and needs. Jewesh piety: circumcision is to create an identity and cohesion. emphasis on abraham"s testing by god and his endurance. Abraham in christianity they accepted the abraham traditions and the old testament. father of the faithful www. notesolution. com: the emphasis is not so much in law but faith, faith in jesus.

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Community Ecology

6. Competition between species is called ____________ competition. A. interspecific
B. exploitative
C. interference

D. fundamental E. intraspecific

7. A species that plays a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community and helps to determine the types and numbers of various other species in the community is known as
A. a predator.

B. a keystone species. C. the primary species. D. the dominant species. E. the alpha species.

Evolution

1. We build trees because:
A. Organisms are related like members of a family are related.
B. Each lineage has a common ancestor that gave rise to that lineage. C. Characteristics are passed on from parents to offspring.
D. all of the above

2. Evolution basically denotes change in populations to: A. Improve reproductive success.
B. Remove defective individuals.
C. Increase the survival of the most fit individuals.

D. Discover better genes.

3. We can put species into groups based on shared: A. genes.
B. characteristics.
C. ecology.

D. environment.

4. Bats and birds share a common characteristic like having four limbs- homologies- with: A. Amphibians
B. Rodents.
C. Reptiles.

D. all of the above.

5. Which of these are mechanisms of evolution? A. Mutation
B. Migration
C. Gene flow

D. all of the above

6. Natural selection involves the following: A. Variation in traits
B. Differential reproduction
C. Hereditary

D. all of the above

5. In their formulation of utilitarianism, Mill and Bentham ask us to: (Points : 2)

Seek short-term financial gains
Focus on ideal goals or ends such as truth, beauty or freedom
Focus on âhedonisticâ utilitarianism
None of the above

Question 6.6. An action is ethical if it: (Points : 2)