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Biol.ch.1
Science as a Way of Learning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Science | a way of learning, body of knowledge about the natural world, collection of unified insights (theories) of nature |
| Theory | general set of principles supported by evident, a valued entity vs scientific fact because it has explanatory power |
| Scientific Method | process of coming to understand the natural world and testing the hypothesis |
| steps of scientific method | 1.observation 2. question 3.hypothesis 4. experiment 5. conclusion |
| hypothesis | tentative, testable, explanation to an observed phenomenon |
| life science | a set of principles that focus on varying aspects of living world |
| evolution | the gradual modification of population of living thing overtime |