Biology Chapter 1

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Across
  1. 5. A possible explanation to a scientific question
  2. 8. Anything that provokes a response in some organism
  3. 11. The study of microscopic organisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists
  4. 12. A useful attitude in science in which a person doubts the truth of something
  5. 13. Data obtained by counting or measuring
  6. 14. The study of the structure and function of cells, the basic units of life
  7. 16. Feedback on scientific research by experts in the field
  8. 19. Focuses on heredity and variation in organisms, including DNA, genes, and inheritance patterns
  9. 22. Variable that is manipulated/changed in an experiment
  10. 24. Observations, questions, data, and conclusions are all a part of scientific ___
  11. 26. The science of living things :-)
  12. 27. Variable that is observed/measured in an experiment
  13. 28. Universal genetic code
  14. 29. Smallest unit of life
  15. 31. Type of reproduction involving one parent
  16. 32. Process of noticing or describing events in a careful, orderly way
Down
  1. 1. The study of animals and their biology, including anatomy, physiology, behavior, and classification
  2. 2. Broad range of chemical reactions that occur in an organism
  3. 3. "Experimental _____" outline the procedures of an experiment
  4. 4. A personal, rather than scientific, point of view for, or against, something
  5. 6. Well-tested explanation unifying many observations and hypotheses over time
  6. 7. Data involving description of characteristics that cannot usually be measured
  7. 9. Focuses on the study of plants, including their physiology, structure, growth, and classification
  8. 10. Science provides _______ explanations of natural events
  9. 15. A simplified representation of a system
  10. 16. Describes common occurrences that may be linear or cyclical
  11. 17. Change over time
  12. 18. A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
  13. 20. The group in an experiment that does not receive the independent variable
  14. 21. Maintaining constant internal conditions despite changing conditions in the external environment
  15. 23. The study of interactions between organisms, populations, communities, and their environment
  16. 25. Science attempts to guide decisions about social, environmental, and ____ issues
  17. 30. Evidence gathered from observation. May be qualitative or quantitative