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  2. Aristotle - Wikipedia

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    Aristotle was the first person to study biology systematically, and biology forms a large part of his writings. He spent two years observing and describing the zoology of Lesbos and the surrounding seas, including in particular the Pyrrha lagoon in the centre of Lesbos.

  3. Game theory - Wikipedia

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    In biology, such models can represent evolution, in which offspring adopt their parents' strategies and parents who play more successful strategies (i.e. corresponding to higher payoffs) have a greater number of offspring. In the social sciences, such models typically represent strategic adjustment by players who play a game many times within ...

  4. Model organism - Wikipedia

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    Escherichia coli is a gram-negative prokaryotic model organism Drosophila melanogaster, one of the most famous subjects for genetics experiments Saccharomyces cerevisiae, one of the most intensively studied eukaryotic model organisms in molecular and cell biology. A model organism (often shortened to model) is a non-human species that is ...

  5. Sustainability - Wikipedia

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    The diagram with three nested ellipses indicates a hierarchy between the three dimensions of sustainability: both economy and society are constrained by environmental limits The wedding cake model for the sustainable development goals is similar to the nested ellipses diagram, where the environmental dimension or system is the basis for the ...

  6. Scientific theory - Wikipedia

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    A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that can be (or a fortiori, that has been) repeatedly tested and corroborated in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results. Where possible, some theories are tested under controlled ...

  7. Biology - Wikipedia

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    Biology is the scientific study of life. [1] [2] [3] It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. [1] [2] [3] For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary information encoded in genes , which can be transmitted to future generations.

  8. List of Apple products - Wikipedia

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    List of Apple products. This timeline of Apple products is a list of all computers, phones, tablets, wearables, and other innovation made by Apple Inc. This list is ordered by the release date of the products. Macintosh Performa models were often physically identical to other models, in which case they are omitted in favor of the identical twin.

  9. Apple scab - Wikipedia

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    Apple scab is a common disease of plants in the rose family that is caused by the ascomycete fungus Venturia inaequalis. While this disease affects several plant genera, including Sorbus , Cotoneaster , and Pyrus , it is most commonly associated with the infection of Malus trees, including species of flowering crabapple, as well as cultivated ...