Science-Chapters 1-2 (RHC)

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Across
  1. 5. the sum of all the chemical processes of life
  2. 6. the stable internal condition maintained by organisms
  3. 7. active during the day
  4. 9. structure the primary basis for classifying living things
  5. 13. the study of living things
  6. 15. means two growing seasons
  7. 16. the uniting of a sperm cell from a pollen grain with an egg cell in the ovary
  8. 18. the study of animals
  9. 20. another word for inactive
  10. 21. involves thinking about the objects and events of nature and creating a sensible explanation
  11. 25. plant life
  12. 26. the process which combines nutrients with oxygen to produce ATP
  13. 28. the number of independent variables in an experiment
  14. 30. the early growth of a seed
  15. 32. everything surrounding the organism being studied
  16. 34. the ripened ovary of a flower whether edible or not
  17. 35. a way of explaining an object or event by using a set of facts
  18. 36. the study of organisms interacting with their surroundings and each other
  19. 37. animal life
  20. 41. a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence
  21. 42. a factor that is observed to determine the results of an experiment
  22. 43. anything that is a partial representation of something else
  23. 44. the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma
  24. 46. the first to clearly define the idea of a species
Down
  1. 1. vents the hot springs found on the ocean floor
  2. 2. the science of classification
  3. 3. method a way for scientists to gather and pursue scientific knowledge
  4. 4. the process by which life continues through the generation of new organisms
  5. 8. grows from year to year
  6. 10. the study of reasoning
  7. 11. the smallest unit of living things
  8. 12. factor that you change to test your hypothesis
  9. 14. scientific term for a flowering plant
  10. 17. means one growing season
  11. 19. gathering data about nature in an organized way
  12. 22. the methodical testing of hypotheses
  13. 23. the home of an organism
  14. 24. an organism that consists of a single cell
  15. 26. Linnaeus the Father of Taxonomy
  16. 27. the ability of an object to be cut into equal halves
  17. 29. the sweet liquid stored in the base of the blossom
  18. 31. the study of organisms that are too small to see with the unaided eye
  19. 33. active mainly at night
  20. 38. often serve to attract insects or birds
  21. 39. the enlarged upper portion of a flower's stem
  22. 40. leaf-life structures that surround the base of the petals
  23. 45. the study of plants