Scientific Method & Intro to Ecology

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Across
  1. 4. Type of habitat found in water.
  2. 5. Non-living Things.
  3. 7. A statement of what will happen in a specific situation.
  4. 8. A statement that describes how something occurs repeatedly in nature (always true).
  5. 9. Type of variable that is measured in an experiment.
  6. 13. Multiple populations of different organisms living/interacting with each other.
  7. 14. The process of collecting information.
  8. 16. A physical location where an organism is capable of living/thriving.
  9. 17. Type of group that is impacted by changing the independent variable.
  10. 20. An explanation for a natural aspect that is based on facts that have been confirmed repeatedly.
  11. 22. The group of participants in an experiment that are left alone.
  12. 23. The collection of all living and non-living factors on a planet.
  13. 24. The branch of science that focuses on living organisms.
  14. 26. Type of habitat found on land.
Down
  1. 1. Type of data/evidence that describes characteristics.
  2. 2. The "simplest" level of organization that is used in Ecology.
  3. 3. When personal beliefs/opinions begin to interfere with our ability to recognize truth.
  4. 6. A group of organisms (same species) living together.
  5. 10. The branch of biology that focuses on the relationships between living organisms and their environment.
  6. 11. An idea that proposes an explanation for an observed phenomenon.
  7. 12. Type of data/evidence that describes an amount/number.
  8. 15. Knowledge that is based on demonstrable and reproducible data.
  9. 17. The first level of organization where we begin to focus on Biotic and Abiotic Factors.
  10. 18. A special role/function that an organism fulfills in its environment.
  11. 19. Type of variable that is adjusted during an experiment.
  12. 21. Living Things.
  13. 25. A collection of similar ecosystems spread across the planet.