Lecture 3 Flashcards
1
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Natural history
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“the scientific study of animals or plants, especially as concerned with observation rather than experiment, and presented in popular rather than academic form”
2
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Taxonomy
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“the branch of science concerned with the classification of organisms”
3
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Observation
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“the act of noting or perceiving a phenomenon or event using the senses or scientific instruments.”
4
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Mechanism
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“a system of casually interacting parts and processes that produce one or more effects or phenomena.”
