Across
- 4. Type of habitat found in water.
- 5. Non-living Things.
- 7. A statement of what will happen in a specific situation.
- 8. A statement that describes how something occurs repeatedly in nature (always true).
- 9. Type of variable that is measured in an experiment.
- 13. Multiple populations of different organisms living/interacting with each other.
- 14. The process of collecting information.
- 16. A physical location where an organism is capable of living/thriving.
- 17. Type of group that is impacted by changing the independent variable.
- 20. An explanation for a natural aspect that is based on facts that have been confirmed repeatedly.
- 22. The group of participants in an experiment that are left alone.
- 23. The collection of all living and non-living factors on a planet.
- 24. The branch of science that focuses on living organisms.
- 26. Type of habitat found on land.
Down
- 1. Type of data/evidence that describes characteristics.
- 2. The "simplest" level of organization that is used in Ecology.
- 3. When personal beliefs/opinions begin to interfere with our ability to recognize truth.
- 6. A group of organisms (same species) living together.
- 10. The branch of biology that focuses on the relationships between living organisms and their environment.
- 11. An idea that proposes an explanation for an observed phenomenon.
- 12. Type of data/evidence that describes an amount/number.
- 15. Knowledge that is based on demonstrable and reproducible data.
- 17. The first level of organization where we begin to focus on Biotic and Abiotic Factors.
- 18. A special role/function that an organism fulfills in its environment.
- 19. Type of variable that is adjusted during an experiment.
- 21. Living Things.
- 25. A collection of similar ecosystems spread across the planet.