Evolution and Tinkering
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| What theory united terrestrial phenomena with extraterrestrial phenomena? | Newton’s laws
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| What theory unites chemistry and atomic physics? | Quantum mechanics
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| What theory unites optics and electromagnetism? | Maxwell’s theory of magnetic fields
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| What theory unites thermodynamics and mechanics? | Statistical mechanics
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| Who claimed that scientific development is sparked by “the invention of a possible world or a tiny fraction of that world”? | Peter Medawar
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| Hydrogen comprises about this percentage of all matter. | 80%
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| Helium comprises about this percentage of all matter. | 20%
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| Elements besides hydrogen and helium comprise about this much of all matter. | 1%
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| George Simpson estimates that this many species have gone extinct. | 500 million
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| About how many conceptions lead to spontaneous abortions? | 50%
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| What is the black box of molecular biology? | the bacterium
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| What is the known temperature range for environments in which life exists? | -20 degrees C to 70 degrees C
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| About how many nucleotides does it take to code for a medium-sized protein? | 1000
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| These primitive pouches evolved from the fish esophagus and into lungs. | diverticula
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| What are the three main components of eyes? | pinhole, lens, and tubes
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| In mollusks, the photoreceptors point (towards/away) from light. | towards
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| In vertebrates, the photoreceptors point (towards/away) from light. | away
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| Which part of the brain controls emotions and basic drives? | Rhinencephalon
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| Which part of the brain is the intellectual center? | Neocortex
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| About how many proteins are involved in blood coagulation? | 10
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