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Biology-Basic
From Chapter 1 of the text book: "Biology:A Guide to the Modern World" by Krogh
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science | a body of knowledge about the natural world |
| Theory | a general set of principles, supported by evidence, that explains some aspect of nature |
| 5 Steps of Scientific Method | 1) Observe 2) Question 3) Hypothesis 4) Experiment |
| What are the four necessary qualities of a theory? | That it has provincial assent, is subject to change, is reproducible with the same results, is falsifiable or open to investigation. |
| What is Biology? | the study of life |
| What things must an object to do be called living? | assimulate/use energy, respond to the environment, achieve homeostasis, possess an inherited information database, DNA, allowing them to function, can reproduce through the afore mentioned database, is composed of one or more cells, is highly organized |
| What is homeostasis? | The maintenance of a relatively constant internal environment |
| What is the organization pattern of living things? | atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organism, population, community, biosphere |