Across
- 3. form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess
- 6. Explains why things happen
- 9. the occurrence of an organism in more than one distinct color or form.
- 11. Cannot be destroyed
- 15. is a generalized rule to explain a body of observations in the form of a verbal or mathematical statement
- 16. way someone or something acts
- 18. the change in the genetic traits that are passed down from one generation to the next through reproduction
- 19. They way an object is shaped determines how it works
- 23. method a method of procedure that has characterized natural science
- 25. and system models a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method.
- 26. the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
- 27. look over (examine)
- 28. growth when growth rate decreases as the population reaches carrying capacity
- 29. an idea someone has that may or may not be true
Down
- 1. make a formal application or request.
- 2. a range of different things
- 4. processes dynamic processes at work in the earth's land forms and surfaces
- 5. Looking at the same thing up close and then from further away
- 7. Which CCC best supports making sense of a population of animals slowly disappearing over time?
- 8. first in order of importance; main.
- 9. an element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change
- 10. a particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country
- 12. growth growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size.
- 13. Repeating designs, structures, or events
- 14. relationships key understanding of common ancestors
- 17. make (something) by synthesis, especially chemically
- 20. predict or estimate (a future event or trend)
- 21. selection contains variation, heredity, and reproduction
- 22. larger than an environment
- 24. grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate