Across
- 2. making another organism with the same characteristics as the original
- 5. test group that receives treatment
- 11. unifying concept that explains a natural phenomenon using a large body of evidence obtained from many different investigations and observations
- 14. anything in an organisms external or internal environment that causes the organism to react
- 16. variable that depends on the independent variable and is measured
- 17. ability to move from place to place
- 19. international system for units
- 20. sensitivity to stimuli
- 23. all of the changes that take place during the life of an organism
- 24. organism that converts food into energy
- 26. an inherited structure, behavior or internal process that enables an organism to respond to environmental factors and live to produce offspring
- 28. receives no experimental treatment, acts as the standard against which results are compared
- 29. numerical data that can be used to make a chart or graph
- 31. reaction to stimulus
Down
- 1. investigation that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions
- 3. complete living organism made up of many cells
- 4. an increase in the amount of living material and the formation of new structures
- 6. variable that is changed in an experiment
- 7. information obtained from investigations
- 8. observational data
- 9. concise statement that summarizes the results of many observations and experiments
- 10. educated guess or explanation for a question that can be formally tested
- 12. chemical compounds containing carbon
- 13. gradual change in a species through adaptations over time
- 15. complete living organism in one cell
- 18. basic unit of organization of living things
- 21. organized study of living things
- 22. regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain suitable conditions
- 25. living thing
- 27. organism able to convert chemicals or light into energy
- 30. ability to do work or cause change