Use mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry. Understandings about scientific inquiry Different kinds of questions suggest different kinds of scientific investigations. Current scientific knowledge and understanding guide scientific investigations. Mathematics is important in all aspects of scientific inquiry. Scientific explanations emphasize evidence, have logically consistent arguments, and use scientific principles, models, and theories.
Science advances through legitimate skepticism.
Scientific investigations sometimes result in new ideas and phenomena for study, generate new methods or procedures for an investigation, or develop new technologies to improve the collection of data. Life Science Structure and function in living systems Living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function, including the structure of ecosystems. Reproduction and heredity Reproduction is characteristic of all living systems and is essential to the continuation of the species. All organisms must be able to grow, reproduce, and maintain a relatively stable internal environment while living in a constantly changing external environment. Behavior is one kind of response an organism can make to an internal or environmental stimulus.