Chapter Questions
What properties are shared by all forms of life?
How does the human body regulate its internal environment in response to the external environment? What is this phenomenon called?
Define evolution, and explain the three natural occurrences that make evolution inevitable.
What are the three domains of life?
What are some differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? In which domain(s) is each found?
What are mutations? How do they affect living beings?
What is the difference between a scientific theory and a hypothesis? Why do scientists refer to basic scientific principles as "theories" rather than "facts"?
What factors did Redi control for in his open jar of meat? What factors did Andersson control for?
How do chance discoveries impact the scientific method?
List the steps in the scientific method with a brief description of each step.