Ch 1 Vocab Review

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn (4)
  2. 3. The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms (8)
  3. 6. The branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific (13)
  4. 9. The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation (10)
  5. 10. A segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain (4)
  6. 11. A system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body (8)
  7. 12. Coins collectively (plural) (7)
  8. 14. Tiniest unit of living things (4)
  9. 15. A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment (9)
  10. 16. The marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals (10)

Down

  1. 1. Something that is likely to vary (8)
  2. 4. The sequence of events involved in the ___ development of a species or taxonomic group (9)
  3. 5. A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations (10)
  4. 7. A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any (11)
  5. 8. The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth where living organisms exist (9)
  6. 13. Characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms (7)