Glencoe Biology Chapter 1 - The Study of Life

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Across
  1. 1. mathematical system used by most scientist when collecting data and performing experiments
  2. 4. testable explanation of a situation
  3. 6. factor being measured in a controlled experiment; its value changes because of changes to the independent variable
  4. 8. information gained from observations
  5. 9. process of making logical conclusions
  6. 10. group in experiment exposed to the factor being tested
  7. 12. the science of life
  8. 15. investigation of a phenomenon in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis
  9. 17. group of organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring
  10. 19. production of offspring
  11. 21. reaction to a stimulus
  12. 24. results in the addition of mass to an organism, and in many organisms, the formation of new cells and new structures
  13. 25. International System of Units
  14. 26. arranged in an orderly way
  15. 27. describes relationships under certain conditions in nature
  16. 28. set of moral principles or values
Down
  1. 2. the one factor that can be changed in a controlled experiment; is the factor tested and affects the experiment outcome
  2. 3. any inherited characteristic that results from changes to a species over time
  3. 5. process in which procedures and results of an experiment are evaluated by other scientists
  4. 7. factor that remains fixed during an experiment while the independent and dependent variables change
  5. 8. process of natural changes that take place during the life of an organism
  6. 11. anything that is part of either environment and causes some sort of reaction by an organism
  7. 13. method used by most scientist to gather information and answer questions
  8. 14. regulation of an organism's internal conditions to maintain life
  9. 16. an explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments over time
  10. 18. Anything that possesses all the characteristics of life
  11. 20. group in experiment used for comparison
  12. 22. body of knowledge based on the study of nature
  13. 23. direct method of gathering information in an orderly way