BIOL 134 (9) Questions with CORRECT Answers
Question:
What are the moral applications to the Covid vaccine?
Answer:
Deontology - individuals right to decide whether to vaccinate consequentialism -
vaccine makes huge benefit to society virtue ethics - right if the vaccinator has
good ethics
Question:
What is the origin of American gynaecology?
Answer:
19th century doctor (J Marion Sims) whose techniques were refined through
experimentation with enslaved black women. No anaesthetic
Question:
What is 'Human Exceptionalism' in the context of animal rights?
Answer:
The belief that humans possess unique traitssuch as language, abstract thought, or
complex problemsolvingthat justify their superior moral status.
Question:
Define 'Speciesism' as described by Peter Singer.
Answer:
The practice of allowing the interests of one's own species to override the
greater interests of members of other species.
Question:
How does the deontological view of animal rights justify the use of animals?
Answer:
It argues that animals lack the autonomy, rationality, and selfconsciousness
required for moral rights, thus viewing them as a means to an end for humans.
, Question:
Who was the first person recorded to criticize animal experimentation, and what
was his primary argument?
Answer:
Edmund O'Meara (1655), who argued that the pain inflicted on animals distorted the
scientific results.
Question:
What are the two main arguments in favor of animal experimentation?
Answer:
Suffering is minimized in all experiments, and human benefits are gained that
could not be obtained through other methods.
Question:
What are the three main arguments against animal experimentation?
Answer:
It causes animal suffering, the benefits to humans are unproven, and potential
benefits could be achieved through alternative methods.
Question:
Describe 3 examples of animal experimentation
Answer:
o Swedish university killed 6 labradors for dental implant experiment - euthanise
after experimenting o Elon musk wanted to use monkeys to develop a device which
connects our brains to computers. o Brown dog affair - did experiment on a terrier
dog that wasn't properly anaesthetised. Not enough evidence so he won the case.
The activists made a statue - vandalised by medical students
Question:
What is the 'Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986'?
Answer:
A UK legislative act that requires three specific licenses (project, institution,
and team) and mandates a costbenefit analysis for animal research.
Question:
What are the '3 Rs' of animal research?
Answer:
Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement.
Question:
What are the moral applications to the Covid vaccine?
Answer:
Deontology - individuals right to decide whether to vaccinate consequentialism -
vaccine makes huge benefit to society virtue ethics - right if the vaccinator has
good ethics
Question:
What is the origin of American gynaecology?
Answer:
19th century doctor (J Marion Sims) whose techniques were refined through
experimentation with enslaved black women. No anaesthetic
Question:
What is 'Human Exceptionalism' in the context of animal rights?
Answer:
The belief that humans possess unique traitssuch as language, abstract thought, or
complex problemsolvingthat justify their superior moral status.
Question:
Define 'Speciesism' as described by Peter Singer.
Answer:
The practice of allowing the interests of one's own species to override the
greater interests of members of other species.
Question:
How does the deontological view of animal rights justify the use of animals?
Answer:
It argues that animals lack the autonomy, rationality, and selfconsciousness
required for moral rights, thus viewing them as a means to an end for humans.
, Question:
Who was the first person recorded to criticize animal experimentation, and what
was his primary argument?
Answer:
Edmund O'Meara (1655), who argued that the pain inflicted on animals distorted the
scientific results.
Question:
What are the two main arguments in favor of animal experimentation?
Answer:
Suffering is minimized in all experiments, and human benefits are gained that
could not be obtained through other methods.
Question:
What are the three main arguments against animal experimentation?
Answer:
It causes animal suffering, the benefits to humans are unproven, and potential
benefits could be achieved through alternative methods.
Question:
Describe 3 examples of animal experimentation
Answer:
o Swedish university killed 6 labradors for dental implant experiment - euthanise
after experimenting o Elon musk wanted to use monkeys to develop a device which
connects our brains to computers. o Brown dog affair - did experiment on a terrier
dog that wasn't properly anaesthetised. Not enough evidence so he won the case.
The activists made a statue - vandalised by medical students
Question:
What is the 'Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986'?
Answer:
A UK legislative act that requires three specific licenses (project, institution,
and team) and mandates a costbenefit analysis for animal research.
Question:
What are the '3 Rs' of animal research?
Answer:
Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement.
