Across
- 3. any factor that may affect the outcome of an experiment
- 6. materials that are necessary to preform research
- 7. principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior
- 9. a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity
- 10. an educated guess
- 11. the group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test
- 14. reproduction without two "parents"
- 16. explanation of some aspect of the natural world
- 19. the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life
- 20. used to compare with the other group
- 21. evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field
- 23. does not change during an experiment
- 27. self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms
Down
- 1. a remark, statement, or comment based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed
- 2. study of life
- 3. reproduction involving the fusion of female gamete and male gamete which forms a zygote that develops into offspring
- 4. the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
- 5. prejudice in favor of or against one thing
- 8. stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure
- 12. the nucleotide triplets of DNA and RNA molecules that carry genetic information in living cells
- 13. the regions of the surface occupied by life
- 15. moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior
- 17. the tendency of a system
- 18. depends on the other variables
- 22. study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world
- 24. something that is liable to change
- 25. a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
- 26. based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science