Scientific Processes Puzzle

2. a hypothesis that has been supported by many experiments.
3. producers, plants that go through photosynthesis using sunlight to make their own food
8. key a tool used to identify unknown organisms
10. smallest, simplest organisms on the planet
12. the movement of WATER, diffusion of water
13. consumers that eat/consumer others for food
14. the arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities
16. the factor in a controlled experiment that can change.
17. reproduction a single parent produces offspring that are identical to the parent.
18. factors non-living factors in an environment (Ex: sunlight, rain)
19. cell larger, complex cell with a nucleus (Ex: animal)
20. Method a series of steps scientists use to answer or solve a problem.

1. a possible explanation or answer to a scientific question.
4. movement of molecules from areas of high concentration to low
5. factors living factors in an environment (Ex: animals, plants)
6. the maintenance of a stable internal environment.
7. found in all the cells of all living things, the blueprint for life.
9. variable the variable that responds to the change in the independent variable.
11. cell small, simple cell with no nucleus (Ex: bacteria)
14. an experiment that tests only one variable at a time.
15. variable the factor that you purposely change or control in order to see what effect it has.
21. the science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things.
22. a membrane covered structure, contains all materials necessary for life.