BIO 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Veterinary Medicine
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Key: light blue = main idea purple = important parts of the main idea green = examples orange = key terms pink = the definition of the key term red = especially important. Science: a body of knowledge about the natural world. Theory: a general set of principles supported by evidence that explains some aspect of nature. The big bang theory (especially important theory for biology) Theories are more valued than scientific fact because it has more explanatory power compared to a single piece of information. Theories are never finally proven; it"s just believed to be true until disproven. Scientific method: a means of coming to understand the natural world through observation, questioning, and experimenting. The majority of female ants/honeybees are sterile; they cannot reproduce. Living things are organized in a hierarchal manner: Biology is traced back to ancient greece. Hippocrates (hippocratic oath) + galen (medicine) + aristotle (natural history)
