Biology Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The smallest unit of an organism that can be considered alive.
  2. 3. The process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, orderly way.
  3. 5. The science that seeks to understand the living world.
  4. 8. A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience.
  5. 9. The information gathered from observations.
  6. 11. A signal to which an organism responds
  7. 12. A hypothesis that is well-supported by scientists
Down
  1. 1. Devices that produce magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye.
  2. 4. The process by which an organism keeps its internal condition fairly constant.
  3. 6. A proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations.
  4. 7. The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out is life processes.
  5. 10. An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world.