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Basic Biology
Chapter 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
01/26/2009

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What is Science?

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A body of Knowledge about the natural world
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What is a Theory?

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a general set of principles, supported by evidence, that explains some aspect of nature. A thoery explains a fact
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What are the steps of the Scientific Method?
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  1. Observe
  2. Question
  3. Hypothosize
  4. Experiement
  5. Present Results
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What is "obsevation" out of the Scientific Method?
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A piece of the natural world is observed to work in a certain way
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What is "question" out of the Sicentific Method?
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the reasons behind a behavior are questioned
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