Scientific Method

2. experiment / an experiment in which only one variable is changed
5. / scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it
9. / structure determines _____________
10. / DNA codes for _______________
13. / act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way
14. / A change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react.
15. reproduction / A type of reproduction when two cells must unite to create offspring.

1. / A change in allele frequencies in a population over time.
3. acid / DNA, the universal genetic code
4. reproduction / A type of reproduction when offspring are clones of the parent. Ex: budding or fragmentation
6. / Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function.
7. / An inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival.
8. / Maintaining a stable, internal environment.
11. / All of the reactions that occur as your body breaks down food into molecules that cells can use.
12. / The smallest, functional unit of life.