10th Grade Biology Summer Reading Assignment
Book: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Author: Paul Brand and Philip Yancey
Publisher: Zondervan, 1987
ISBN: 978-0-31035-451-2
Assignment: Please type your responses to all of the following questions. Answer in complete sentences.
1. a) How does Dr. Brand describe the amoeba? b) What qualities/processes does the amoeba have in common with the human body?
2. a) What animal did Dr. Brand study to learn about how the body responds to injury and infection? b) What happened to that animal when he punctured it with a steel needle?
3. Describe 3 parts of the body mentioned in the book and how they are somehow related to the body of Christ or our individual walks with Christ.
4. a) What is cell specialization? b) What advantage does this provide for the cells that are in the human eye?
5. Paul Brand Described an instance when he saw his father hesitate to give medical attention to those seeking it. Describe what caused him to be hesitant.
6. Page 57 describes a phenomenon that takes place in heart cells that have been removed from the body. Describe what happens.
7. Compare the hardness of bone with God’s character.
8. To what does the author compare the molting of a crayfish? Explain that comparison.
9. It is often said that the eyes are the window to the soul. Dr. Brand says that the “skin also provides a window to the emotional world within.” Why does he say this?
10. Describe the range of emotions that Dr. Brand felt upon arriving at his aunt’s house after a trip to the United States and why he had those emotions.
11. What is a possible explanation that the author gives as to why a higher percentage of babies born by c-section die that those born by a natural birth?
12. a) Out of all of the parts of the body that Dr. Brand describes, which one is most fascinating to you? Why? b) Knowing what you do now, which of your senses or body structures do you think you would be best able to live without?