How is the use of the word theory in science different than how the word is used in everyday language?
1.There is no difference. The word is used the same way in both contexts.
2.Scientific theories are supported by years of scientific testing.
3.Scientific theories are general ideas believed by scientists.
4.Scientific theories are disproven by experiments.
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A. autocrine signaling. B. paracrine signaling. C. endocrine signaling. D. juxtacrine signaling.
(Please choose from the lettered responses below.) Phylogenetic trees help us understand: 1. the genetic relationships among a species. 2. the evolutionary relationships among a species. 3. the relationships of symmetry among related species. 4. the level
A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3 C. 2 and 4 D. 3 and 4
People with the chromosome constitution ____________________ were once considered more
genetically predisposed to committing violent crime than those with a normal chromosome constitution. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Reptiles show numerous adaptations for a completely terrestrial life cycle. One adaptation that first occurred in the reptiles includes:
a. tetraploidy. b. endothermy. c. the ability to "breathe" through their skin. d. lungs. e. the amniotic egg.