Across
- 4. the substance in a solution that dissolves the other substance
- 6. variable that is the collected data
- 8. prefix for false
- 10. curve represent logistic growth
- 11. curve representing exponential growth
- 13. given resources unequally so that individuals are at the same starting spot
- 17. tells what the graph is about
- 19. statement that is supposedly true
- 20. variable that the scientist chooses to study
- 21. the natural process by which a plant cuts off and sheds parts of itself, such as leaves, flowers, fruits, or seeds
- 23. rational that states how the evidence supports the claim
- 25. when a quantity increases at a rate that gets faster over time, because the growth is added to the total each time
- 26. a science technique used to separate a mixture into its individual parts
Down
- 1. individuals are grouped together in clusters or patches
- 2. mixture where one substance, the solute, dissolves evenly into another, the solvent
- 3. individuals are grouped together in clusters or patches
- 5. educated guess
- 7. data that supports the claim
- 9. the way individuals of a population are spread out within their habitat
- 12. tells what is actually plotted in a graph
- 14. individuals in a population are evenly spaced throughout an area,
- 15. when a population grows quickly at first, but then slows down and levels off
- 16. colored substances in autotrophs that absorb light to make sugars
- 18. factors that stop or slow a population from growing
- 22. an invertebrate animal with a segmented body, a hard outer shell called an exoskeleton, and jointed legs
- 24. a small external opening in the body of an animal that allows air or water to enter its respiratory system
- 26. used to determine if something is science or not