6 The Study of Life
What is science?
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Classify each statement as a characteristic of a science, a
pseudoscience, or both.
- makes unbiased observations
- often driven by cultural or
commercial goals - makes claims about the
natural world - physics
- astrology
- involves constant reevaluation
of what is known - research designed to justify
existing knowledge - discards observations that are
not consistent with beliefs - bases claims on a large
amount of data - uses peer review
- involves constant reevaluation
Science Both Pseudoscience
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Analyze what is required for a proposed explanation to become
accepted as a theor y.
Identify what each SI unit listed below is used to measure.
gram: meter:
second: liter:
Section 1.2 The Nature of Science (continued)
Main Idea Details
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