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Biology A Guide to the Natural World Chapter 1 Flashcards

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897291727biologyThe study of life.
897291728evolutionAny genetically based phenotypic change in a population of organisms over successive generations.
897291729hypothesisA tentative, testable explanation of an observed phenomenon.
897291730life sciencesA set of disciplines that focus on various aspects of the living world.
897291731scienceA means of coming to understand the natural world through observation and the testing of hypotheses.
897291732scientific methodThe process by which scientists investigate the natural world.
897291733theoryA general set of principles, supported by evidence, that explains some aspect of nature.
897291734variableAn element of an experiment that is changed compared to an initial condition.
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