Vocabulary Crossword - Chapter 1

1. The most specific taxon.
2. First word of a binomial.
6. Another word for a scientific "law".
7. The smallest unit of living things.
10. Type of reasoning in which general statements are used to reach logically certain conclusions for specific instances.
12. Variable that is changed/tested in an experiment.
14. Results from interactions between multiple parts of a whole.
16. Domain which includes unicellular prokaryotes that live in extreme environments.
19. Degree of variation in living things, including the number of species, the variability of their genes and the ecosystems in which they live.
22. Process that modifies the concentration of traits within a population, as organisms better adapted to their environment survive and produce more offspring.
25. Group in an experiment that goes through all parts of the experiment except for the factor being tested.

1. Second word of a binomial.
3. Type of data based on a person's opinion.
4. Consisting of many cells.
5. Two-word system of naming organisms.
8. Consisting of only one cell.
9. Type of reasoning in which general principles are derived from a number of specific observations.
11. An educated guess, typically in form of an "if..then" statement that is tested in an experiment.
13. Variable that indicates the results of an experiment.
15. Discipline of identifying and classifying organisms according to certain rules.
17. Domain that includes unicellular and multicellular organisms with a membrane-bound nucleus.
18. Type of data that removes opinion.
20. The most inclusive taxon.
21. General taxa used to separate plants, animals, fungi and protists.
23. General summary of the current, scientific understanding on a topic that joins related hypotheses that are supported by a variety of individual facts.
24. Change that occurs in a population over time as a result of natural selection.