The Scientific Method: One Crossword at a Time

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Across
  1. 3. Regularly occurring disease in a given area
  2. 4. Medical device used to listen to the sounds made when the heart beats.
  3. 5. New cases of a disease are spreading faster than expected, causing a widespread outbreak in a particular area.
  4. 7. Macromolecule that in its simplest form, exists as glucose, the main and most efficient energy source.
  5. 8. The most common type of homeostatic process that restores conditions to their original state
  6. 9. the study of the causes and distribution of health and disease in a population
  7. 12. Medical device that controls the heartbeat by sending electrical impulses to stimulate the electrical conductivity of the heart
  8. 15. Type of immune system that acts as the first line of defense against any potential invaders
  9. 16. A process to prevent food spoilage and the spread of foodborne diseases developed by Louis Pasteur.
  10. 17. The body’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in the external environment.
  11. 19. Recurring disorder characterized by the compulsive seeking of a particular substance, impulse, and/or behavior, and has associated physiological and long-lasting changes in the brain.
  12. 20. This blood vessel has thick walls, carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, and has no valves.
Down
  1. 1. device that burns food substances and measures the amount of heat released
  2. 2. The physical process that is responsible for breaking down fat droplets into smaller pieces through mechanical digestion.
  3. 5. Main job is to act as a biological catalyst, does not get used up in digestive chemical reactions, a protein
  4. 6. One of the most efficient ways to reduce disease transmission and stay healthy is to wash your…
  5. 10. Widespread outbreak of a disease on a global scale
  6. 11. The process of copying a needed gene from the DNA to the RNA.
  7. 13. A type of symbiosis where only one organism benefits from the relationship but the other is not harmed
  8. 14. Process that exposes you to an altered disease-causing pathogen so that your body can recognize the threat and create antigens that will destroy it before it gets you sick.
  9. 18. Food additive used as preservative in wine, dried fruits, trail mix, and potato chips.