Scientific Investigation

1. an inactive state that helps the organism store energy
4. conditions that are observed to determine the result of an expiriment
7. the Father of Taxonomy
9. unable to cut into equal halves
12. reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion
15. the term for anything that provides a partial representation of something else
16. classification level between class and family
18. the smallest unit of living things
20. the place where an organism lives
21. a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence

2. a way of explaining an object or event by using a set of facts
3. plant life
5. the classifications level that follows kingdom
6. the area between the highest and lowest points that a tide reaches
8. small toe on the hind leg that does no normally reach the ground
10. the study of living things
11. introduced the scientific method
13. a sensible explanation about the objects and events in nature
14. a hot spring on the ocean floor
17. the study of reasoning
19. classification level that is the first part of an organism's scientific name