BIOL 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Scientific Revolution, Gamete, Gene Flow
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Nature of science: science is a process for understanding the world (looking at world. Bio 1001 study critically: focuses on natural world, aims to explain the natural world. Individuals make scientific-sounding claims: not supported by trustworthy, methodical scientific studies. Ignores how evolution works components can be renovated through mutation & selection; components cans tart as advantageous & later become necessary. Cell defined as a highly organized compartment that is bounded by a thin, flexible structure called plasma membrane and that contains concentrated chemicals in aqueous water solution. Hypothesis proposed explanation for phenomenon (leads to testable predictions: null hypothesis specifies what we should observe when the hypothesis being tested isn"t correct. Prediction something that can be measured and must be correct if a hypothesis is valid. Theory explanations that are supported by enough observational and experimental data. This observation was important because it showed that when the heat sterilization stop had not altered the nutrient broth"s capacity to support growth.
