Across
- 4. a group of organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring
- 6. reaction to a stimulus
- 8. variable the one factor changed, the tested factor and it might affect the outcome of the experiment
- 10. results in an increase in mass.
- 15. the production of offspring
- 16. information gained from observations
- 17. variable a second factor scientists measure that results from or depends on changes to the independent variable.
- 18. a direct method of gathering information in an orderly way
- 21. group in an experiment, the group used for comparison.
- 23. group the group exposed to the factor being tested
- 27. causes some sort of reaction by the organism
- 28. investigating a phenomenon in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis
- 30. the field of study that applies science to matters of legal interest
Down
- 1. a set of moral principles or values
- 2. the occurrence of accidental or unexpected but fortunate results
- 3. an explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments over time
- 5. combine what you know with what you have learned and begin a process of making logical conclusions
- 7. a factor that remains fixed during an experiment while the independent and dependent variables change
- 9. astrology, horoscopes, psychic reading, tarot card reading, face reading, and palmistry, which do not provide science-based explanations about the natural world
- 11. a testable explanation of a situation
- 12. living things display this, which means they are arranged in an orderly way
- 13. results in the addition of mass to an organism
- 14. regulation of an organism’s internal conditions to maintain life
- 19. the science of life
- 20. methods similar ways to gather information and to answer questions
- 22. the process of natural changes that take place during the life of an organism
- 24. any inherited characteristic that results from changes to a species over time
- 25. a process involving observing and combining what you know with what you have learned and begin a process of making logical conclusions
- 26. relies on evidence, Expands knowledge, challenges accepted theories, questions results, and undergoes peer review
- 29. system uses units with divisions that are powers of ten
- 31. all organisms are made of one or more of these
