BIOL 1201 Chapter : Biology Chapter 1
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System combination of components working together (understand actions of each component) Emergent properties result from arrangement and interaction of parts(not just parts) *systems are often too complex to study so we study emergent properties. Biology encompasses huge diversity but has unity in structure. Plants and animal structures used the same/similar solutions for problems. (think of cells) Inductive logic/reasoning draws generalizations from observations (no prior knowledge) Produces qualitative data, but also quantitative: hypothesis-based science hypotheses are formed based on observations and then tested with. Deductive logic/reasoning from general premises to a specific conclusion (prior knowledge) (if then logic) if a hypothesis is true, then some specific result must follow. controlled experiments.
