Across
- 1. Explanation for a question or a problem that can be formally tested.
- 3. Explanation of natural phenomenon supported by a large body of scientific evidence obtained from many different investigations and observations.
- 5. Procedure that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions
- 6. all of the changes that take place during the life of an organism; a characteristic of all living things
- 7. Evolution of a structure, behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to respond to environmental factors and live to produce offspring
- 8. Anything that possesses all the characteristics of life; all organisms have an orderly structure, produce offspring, grow, develop, and adjust to changes in the environment
- 9. Group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
- 12. The study of life that seeks to provide an understanding of the natural world
- 14. information obtained from experiments, sometimes called experimental results
- 15. An organism's reaction to a change in its internal or external environment
- 16. Increase in the amount of living material and formation of new structures in an organism; a characteristic of all living things.
- 17. The moral principles and values held by humans.
- 20. Gradual change in a species through adaptations over time.
- 21. Orderly structure of cells in an organism
- 23. Application of scientific research to society's needs and problems
Down
- 2. In an experiment, the condition that is tested because it affects the outcome of the experiment
- 4. In an experiment, the condition that results from changes in the independent variable.
- 5. The ability to cause change; organisms use energy to perform biological functions
- 10. in an experiment, the standard against which results are compared
- 11. Procedures that biologists and other scientists use to gather information and answer questions; including observing and hypothesizing, experimenting, and gathering and interpreting results
- 13. Symbol that warns you about a danger that may exist from chemicals, electricity, heat, or experimental procedures
- 18. Anything in an organism's internal or external environment that causes the organism to react
- 19. Organism's regulation of tis internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for survival
- 20. Biotic and abiotic surroundings to which an organism must constantly adjust; includes air, water, weather, temperature, other organisms, and many other factors
- 22. Production of offspring by an organism