Chapter 1: Introduction to Marine Biology

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Across
  1. 3. Study of the physical (non-living) aspects of the ocean
  2. 5. In which city was the first major American marine laboratory founded
  3. 7. the set of procedures that scientists use to learn about the world
  4. 9. Began in 1872; sailed around the world for 3.5 years; published results 19 later
  5. 13. Factors that might affect observations
  6. 16. In 1519 led the first expedition to sail around the globe
  7. 19. self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
  8. 21. When one manipulates nature to make the necessary observations
  9. 22. The use of observation to arrive at general principles
  10. 23. Considered by many to be the first marine biologist
  11. 24. A statement that might be true and must be able to be tested
  12. 25. In 995 CE discovered Vinland; what is now known as North America
Down
  1. 1. Variables that are prevented from affecting an experiment is a ________
  2. 2. Sailed around the world on the HMS Beagle; proposed the theory of evolution
  3. 4. Remotely operated vehicle
  4. 6. The currency of science
  5. 8. A new technology developed during World War II; sound navigation and ranging
  6. 10. a deep-sea submarine operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic institution
  7. 11. first accomplished Western navigators of the sea; sailing by 2000 BCE
  8. 12. Reasoning from general principles to specific conclusions
  9. 14. supported by overwhelming evidence; our best explanation of how the world works
  10. 15. Rediscovered the “New World” in 1492
  11. 17. Autonomous underwater vehicle
  12. 18. The scientific study of life in the sea
  13. 20. The first European to see the Antarctic ice fields and to land in Hawaii and Tahiti