Biology A Guide to the Natural World Chapter 1 Flashcards
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| 897291727 | biology | The study of life. | |
| 897291728 | evolution | Any genetically based phenotypic change in a population of organisms over successive generations. | |
| 897291729 | hypothesis | A tentative, testable explanation of an observed phenomenon. | |
| 897291730 | life sciences | A set of disciplines that focus on various aspects of the living world. | |
| 897291731 | science | A means of coming to understand the natural world through observation and the testing of hypotheses. | |
| 897291732 | scientific method | The process by which scientists investigate the natural world. | |
| 897291733 | theory | A general set of principles, supported by evidence, that explains some aspect of nature. | |
| 897291734 | variable | An element of an experiment that is changed compared to an initial condition. |