Across
- 2. consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
- 5. the study of human kind in the context of culture
- 6. the most sexually reproductive and successful
- 8. the study of humankind; in particular
- 10. Reproductive success is defined as the passing of genes onto the next generation in a way that they too can pass on those genes
- 12. the study of language within culture and humankind
- 17. "System of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera and species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places".
- 18. a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
Down
- 1. (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) a treatise (1859) by Charles Darwin setting forth his theory of evolution.
- 3. the study of humankind; physical anthropology; study of biological and behavioral aspects
- 4. the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.
- 7. the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted chiefly from sudden violent and unusual events.
- 9. the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
- 11. the idea that each species is fixed in its physical form which it doesn't change (at least not enough to constitute a new species)
- 13. the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. The theory of its action was first fully expounded by Charles Darwin and is now believed to be the main process that brings about evolution.
- 14. the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.
- 15. a modification or change in an organ or tissue during the lifetime of an organism due to use, disuse, or environmental effects, and not inherited.
- 16. a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.