1.1 Why the Study of Biology Is Important
1.2 Science and the Scientific Method
Basic Assumptions in Science
Cause-and-Effect Relationships
The Scientific Method
1.3 Science, Nonscience, and Pseudoscience
Fundamental Attitudes in Science
Theoretical and Applied Science
Science and Nonscience
Pseudoscience
The Limitations of Science
1.4 The Science of Biology
What Makes Something Alive?
The Levels of Biological Organization and Emerging Properties
The Significance of Biology in Our Lives
The Consequences of Not Understanding Biological Principles
Future Directions in Biology
HOW SCIENCE WORKS 1.1: Edward Jenner and the Control of Smallpox
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