When exposed to specific environmental pressures, certain inheritable variations favor the reproductive success of some individuals over others. Darwin proposed that cumulative changes in a population over long time spans could produce a new species from an ancestral one. Similarities between two species may be a reflection of their descent from a common ancestor. Differences between species may be the result of natural selection modifying the ancestral equipment in different environmental contexts. Science as a process of inquiry often involves hypothetico-deductive thinking As the science of life, biology has the characteristics associated with science in general.
Science is a way of knowing.
It is a human endeavor that emerges from our curiosity about ourselves, the world and the universe. Are curious, observant and passionate in their quest for discovery. Are creative, imaginative and intuitive. Are generally skeptics. Process which outlines a series of steps used to answer questions.