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Which academic discipline was the original 'science of society' in the 18th century?

  • Sociology (correct)
  • Political science
  • Anthropology
  • Economics

Which method do positivist social scientists use for understanding society?

  • Social critique
  • Symbolic interpretation
  • Constructing empirically falsifiable theories
  • Methods resembling those of the natural sciences (correct)

Which academic discipline may use social critique or symbolic interpretation for understanding society?

  • Economists
  • Anthropologists
  • Interpretivist social scientists (correct)
  • Linguists

In modern academic practice, what do researchers often do?

<p>Use multiple methodologies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which academic discipline is NOT mentioned as part of social science in the given text?

<p>Physics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the unifying themes that tie together the scientific study of life in biology?

<p>The unifying themes in biology include the concept of cells as the building blocks of organisms, hereditary information encoded in genes, evolution, and energy processing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of energy processing in the context of biology?

<p>Energy processing is important to life as it allows organisms to move, grow, and reproduce.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What levels of organization do biologists study life at?

<p>Biologists study life at multiple levels of organization, from the molecular biology of a cell to the anatomy and physiology of plants and animals, and the evolution of populations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are the subdisciplines within biology defined?

<p>The subdisciplines within biology are defined by the nature of their research questions and the tools that they use.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What method do biologists use to make observations and pose questions?

<p>Biologists use the scientific method to make observations and pose questions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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