Across
- 3. a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
- 5. a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
- 7. a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another.
- 10. a way of summarizing a set of nominal data or displaying the different values of a given variable
- 11. the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological pr
- 13. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Down
- 1. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
- 2. a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.
- 4. a branch of science that deals with living organisms and their vital processes.
- 5. a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method, and which brings together many facts and hypotheses.
- 6. graph that presents categorical data with rectangular bars with heights or lengths proportional to the values that they represent.
- 8. a type of chart used to show information that changes over time.
- 9. describe phenomena that the scientific community has found to be provably true
- 12. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
