BIOL 1201 : BIOL 1201 Exam One
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8/30/2013 4:59:00 am: a body of knowledge, an approach to understanding nature, (technical definition): use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, as well as the knowledge generated through this process. What do scientists do: make observations, attempt to discern patterns, assume the future is like the past. *science only deals with phenomena which can be observed* Predictive statements or hypotheses tests: outcome: improved models. What is biology: scientific study of life, characteristics of living systems, organization, energy use, development, reproduction, evolve, respond to environment. *none of these characteristics alone are characteristics of life, but all together they define life. Scale of nature: what are the sizes of biologically important structures, atomic: 10-8 meters, community/ecosystem: 106 meters. What determines solubility: like dissolves like , like in terms of polarity, polar solutes dissolve in polar solvents, non-polar solutes dissolve in non-polar solvents. What determines the polarity of a molecule: the type of bonds within a molecule.
