BIOL 1201 : Exam 1
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Make observations, attempt to discern patterns, assume that the future is like the past. Observation generalization model predictions or hypothesis test observation. Hypothesis: testable explanation for a set of observations based on the available data and guided by inductive reasoning. Theory: explanation that is broader in scope than a hypothesis, generates new hypotheses, and is supported by a large body of evidence. Law: theory that continued to gain support/get tested. Like dissolves like (in terms of polarity) Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen make up 96% of living matter. Organisms are composed largely of 11 basic elements. The smallest unit of matter separable by normal chemical means. The smallest unit of matter that retains all the properties of that element. Atoms with the same number of protons but different electrical charges are different ions. Changing the number of protons in an atom would change an atom into an atom of a different element.
