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Most important science principles – part I

1. The scientific method: a systematic approach to scientific inquiry that


involves observation, hypothesis, experimentation, and conclusion.
2. Conservation of energy: energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only
transferred or transformed.
3. Evolution by natural selection: the mechanism by which species change
over time through the processes of variation, inheritance, and selection.
4. Cell theory: all living organisms are composed of one or more cells, which
are the basic unit of life.
5. Atomic theory: all matter is composed of atoms, which are the smallest
particles that retain the properties of an element.

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