Introduction to Biology

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Across
  1. 3. a set of populations inhabiting a particular area
  2. 5. all living things in a particular area together with the abiotic, nonliving parts of that environment
  3. 7. a collection of all ecosystems on Earth
  4. 9. reasoning a form of logical thinking that uses a general statement to forecast specific results
  5. 12. a basic unit of matter that cannot be broken down by normal chemical reactions
  6. 13. science science that seeks to expand knowledge regardless of the short-term application of that knowledge
  7. 14. the ability of an organism to maintain constant internal conditions
  8. 15. science a form of science that solves real-world problems
  9. 16. the smallest fundamental unit of structure and function in living things
Down
  1. 1. a suggested explanation for an event, which can be tested
  2. 2. a part of an experiment that does not change during the experiment
  3. 4. science a form of science that aims to observe, explore, and find things out
  4. 6. the study of living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environments
  5. 8. the process of gradual change in a population that can also lead to new species arising from older species
  6. 10. an organism with cells that have nuclei and membrane-bound organelles
  7. 11. able to be disproven by experimental results