BIOL 1201 : Biology 1201- Test One
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9/17/2013 8:44:00 pm: a body of knowledge (noun, an approach to understanding nature (verb) What do scientists do: make observations, attempt to discern patterns, assume that the future is like the past, there are two important points about this scheme, 1. Science only deals with phenomena which can be observed: 2. We assume that the future is like the past. Scientific method: observations generalization or model predictive statements or. 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. 12: carbon 14 (heavy isotope of carbon): 6 protons, 8 neutrons behaves chemically the same way that any atom of carbon behaves, but it has a different mass (creates a heavier molecule) Atomic number: 1 2 6 6 7 8. Scale of nature: what scales biologists are interested in, small end of the scale, atomic: 10^-8 meters, large end of the scale, community/ecosystem: 10^6 meters.
