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Biology 14.4
Biology- Evolution: A Retreat from Science 14.4 -FINISHED
Question | Answer |
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______ ______ involves thinking seriously and rigorously about the phenomenon of the physical universe and forming general principles to explain them. | Theoretical speculation |
What involves looking very closely at the physical universe for the purpose of gathering scientific knowledge about it? | Observation |
_________ is a special kind of observation that involves testing theoretical speculations in a controlled and systematic way. | Experimentation |
What does the process of testing ensure? | That over the long run scientific theories which contain errors will be eliminated |
Mainstream scientists and science journals now regularly discuss the ________ ________, a quasi-religious idea that states that the earth and all the living things that inhabit it constitute a single living thing. | Gaia hypothesis |