After reading this chapter and analyzing the content, it is assumed that you can:

1. Understand fundamental scientific principles, including basic principles of chemistry and physics.
   
   
2. Apply scientific principles to the study of zoology.
   
   
3. List the basic properties of life.
   
   
4. Describe the properties of animals.
   
   
5. List the steps of the scientific method.
   
   
6. Design an experiment using the scientific method including controls.
   
   
7. Discern between the experimental and the evolutionary sciences.
   
   
8. Explain the five major theories of Darwinian evolution.