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Chapter 1: The Science of Biology


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Chapter 1: The Science of Biology

p. 2: biology, hierarchical organization, homeostasis

p. 4: deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, science

p. 5: hypothesis (sing.; pl. = hypotheses), experiment

p. 6: variables, control experiment, theories, scientific method, basic research, applied research

p. 7: peer review

p. 8: immutable, natural selection, evolution

p. 10: glyptodont, endemic

p. 12: geometric progression, arithmetic progression, selection, artificial selection

p. 13: natural selection

p. 14: homologous, analogous

p. 15: ontogeny, phylogeny

p. 16: cell biology, genetics, evolution, ecology

 

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