01:119:115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Theodosius Dobzhansky, Flashlight, Covalent Bond
17 Oct 2018
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Practice question: which of the following are true about ltm. Themes in biology: evolution, unifying idea of biology - all living organisms are modified descendants of. Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution - t. Populations - ecosystems - biosphere (planet as a whole) Methods of investigating biology: the scientific method, science : latin for to know , method of inquiry - finding natural explanations for natural phenomena, limited to observable and measurable structures and processes, systematic method of investigating natural world process. Not haphazard: language of science, hypothesis : a testable proposed explanation for some observation based on available data; an educated guess, ex. : a flashlight doesn"t work because the bulb is dead: prediction : expected outcome when you test your hypothesis, theory : broad explanation with significant support, leads to new hypotheses and accurate predictions.
