BIO 1305- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 18 pages long!)
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Chapter 1: biology is the scientific study of life, biologists ask questions, such as: how does a single cell develop into an organism, biology is a quest, an ongoing inquiry about the nature of life. Life is recognized by what living things do: figure 1. 2. Individuals in a population vary in their traits, many of which seem to be heritable: more offspring are produced than survive, and competition is inevitable, species generally suit their environment, darwin reasoned that. Inductive reasoning draws conclusions through the logical process of induction: repeating specific observations can lead to important generalizations, for e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple, (cid:862)the su(cid:374) al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s rises i(cid:374) the east,(cid:863) or (cid:862)all orga(cid:374)is(cid:373)s are (cid:373)ade of (cid:272)ells(cid:863, forming and testing hypotheses. In science, a hypothesis is an explanation, based on observations and assumptions, that leads to a testable prediction. If experimental results are not repeatable, the original claim will have to be revised.
