Nature of science

2. animals that hunt and kill other animals for food
4. the average weather in a given area over a longer period of time
8. a group of organisms that can successfully breed to produce fertile offspring
10. a group of eukaryotic, non-phototrophic organisms with cell walls, that includes mushrooms, molds and yeasts
11. the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create energy in the form of sugar
13. the smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical properties
15. a close, prolonged association between two or more different biological species
16. a community of organisms and their physical environment interacting together
18. the process scientists follow to solve problems
19. the home of an animal or a plant

1. any characteristic, number, or quantity that can be measured or counted.
3. results from a process called natural selection
5. statements based on repeated experiments and observations
6. to wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice
7. the remains or traces of plants and animals that live a long time ago
9. any hypothesis about something, formed in any way through any sort of reasoning
11. any animal that serves as a food source for another animal
12. a living person, plant, or animal
14. a proposed explanation for a phenomenon
17. the basic building blocks of all living things.