BIOL 1201 Chapter : BIO 1201 CLASS NOTES
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They make observations, attempt to discern patterns, and assume that the future is like the past: scientific method, observation, generalization of model, predictions or hypothesis, test. If you can"t observe something, you can"t do science on it. As you test more experiments, a truth v. science graph becomes more accurate. A model/experiment becomes more truthful with more testing: terminology: Theory- hypothesis that"s been tested many times and is always supported ; a very good model. A set of characteristics of living systems. Evolution is a change from one generation to the next. Smallest unit of matter separable by normal chemical means. The smallest unit of matter that retains all of the properties of that element. Structures of atoms tell us how other atoms will come together. Bio 1201 8/25/17: newtons have a mass of 1 dalton, electrons have a mass of approx. # of electrons that an atom needs to gain or lose to fill the outer shell of electrons.
