Bio1100
Chapter 1
Scientific thinking
Scientific investigations involve using
observations
to formulate
hypotheses
, in a series of steps called the
scientific
method
.
Hypotheses that hold up to testing over
time
may be combined into statements called
theories
.
Statistics
may help to avoid associating
correlation
with
causation
.
Biology is the study of
living
things, which share six basic
properties
.