BIOL 240 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Oxygen, Adenosine Triphosphate, Thermodynamics
12 Oct 2018
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Biology is the science that studies life. Science is derived from latin and means to know . Inquiry is the search for information and explanations of natural phenomena. The scientific method includes making observations, forming logical hypotheses, and testing them. Biologists describe and/or experiment with natural structures and processes. This approach is based on observation and the analysis of data. Qualitative data often take the form of recorded descriptions. Quantitative data are generally expressed as numerical measurement, organized into tables and graphs. In science, a hypothesis is a tentative answer to a well-framed scientific question. It is usually a rational accounting for a set of observations. It leads to predictions that can be tested by making additional observations or by performing experiments. Questions that can and cannot be addressed by science. A hypothesis must be testable and falsifiable. Supernatural and religious explanations are outside the bounds of science. Scientists do not use proved or proven , they use supported or.
