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Chapter 1 The Science of Biology Review
  1. Biology is the study of things, which share five basic properties.
     
     
     
     
  2. Living organisms exhibit levels of complexity and organization.
     
     
     
     
  3. Living organisms can be divided into six , based on shared characteristics.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  4. How Scientists Think:
     
     
     
     
    • reasoning is using specific observations to formulate general principles.
       
       
       
       
    • reasoning is using general principles to guide actions.
       
       
       
       
    • Scientific investigations involve using to formulate , in a series of steps called the process.
       
       
       
       
    • Hypotheses that hold up to testing over time may be combined into statements called . 
     
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