What is Life? A Guide to Biology 3e & LaunchPad for Phelan's What is Life? (Six Month Access) 3e
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ISBN: 9781319028503
Author: Jay Phelan
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Co
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All phenomena in the world that we have understood through scientific means, are explained through theories.
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Which of the following is a necessary characteristic of the process of science:
a) studies are designed to prove a hypothesis of interest
b) these are ALL necessary characteristics
c) studies are exclusively manipulative, never observational
d) predictions are inductively derived from the hypothesis of interest
e) only materialistic hypotheses are considered
Match the following words with each definition. (Hypothesis, theory, fact)
A)a tentative explanation for a natural phenomenon.
B) a repeatedly observation that everyone can agree on.
C.) a widely accepted explanation for a natural phenomenon.
Which of the following are characteristics of scientific theories? (select all that are correct)
a) An guess at how the world works
b) An hypothesis that has been supported across many experiments
c) An untested idea
d) An expert's opinion
e) A testable idea about how the world works that is supported by objective data from multiple sources.
f) An hypothesis that has been supported by some research but not supported by other research.
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