Diversity of Life

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Across
  1. 2. an organism made of more than one cell
  2. 5. the diameter of the circle of light seen through a microscope
  3. 8. a system or way of organizing living things
  4. 9. an organelle containing chlorophyll, found in plants and some protists
  5. 10. a substance that starts and undergoes change during a chemical reaction.
  6. 13. a ciliated protist that lives in fresh water and eats other tiny organisms for food
  7. 16. information gathered by observation or experimentation
  8. 17. tissue within a vascular plant that transports food made in the leaves to all other parts of the plant
  9. 19. the transfer of pollen from the anther (male part) of a plant to a stigma (female part) of a plant, allowing the fertilization of an egg
  10. 20. A membrane-bound structure inside a eukaryotic cell that performs a specialized function
  11. 23. the start of growth and development of a seed
  12. 24. a boundary between a cell and its environment
  13. 25. Female part of the flower
  14. 26. the basic unit of life.
  15. 28. Another female part of the flower - long stalk that supports the stigma
  16. 31. Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production
  17. 32. a reproductive cell distributed through the air
  18. 34. referring to something that has never been alive
  19. 35. a tissue made of long connected cells within the vascular system of plants that transports water and minerals from the roots to all the cells in the plant
  20. 37. no longer alive
  21. 38. organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that is the site of photosynthesis
  22. 41. a microscope that uses two lenses (eyepiece and objective lens)
  23. 45. the proportional size of a magnified image compared to the original
  24. 46. to make something appear larger than it actually is
  25. 48. the production of a genetically identical offspring from a single parent
  26. 50. A modified leaf of a flowering plant; petals are the often colorful parts of a flower that advertise it to insects and other pollinators.
  27. 51. an organism so small that a microscope must be used to view it
  28. 58. (C6H12O6) A simple sugar that is an important source of energy.
  29. 59. a cell structure involved in making proteins
  30. 64. main energy source that cells use for most of their work
  31. 65. female reproductive cell
  32. 66. a semirigid structure that surrounds the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria
  33. 69. a microscopic, single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus and organelles (prokaryotic)
  34. 70. the tip of the pistil, which is often sticky and receives the pollen grain
  35. 71. organisms are made of __________.
  36. 72. a single-celled organism that has NO nucleus or organelles. Bacteria or Archaea.
  37. 73. a specific place where an organism lives
  38. 75. an organism made of a cell or cells that contain a nucleus and organelles
  39. 76. a growth of organisms on a prepared material
  40. 77. An individual living thing such as a plant, animal, fungus, bacterium, archaeon, or protist
  41. 78. a part of a cell with a specific job that enables an organism to carry out life's functions
Down
  1. 1. the process by which cells use oxygen to produce ATP energy from food
  2. 3. an experimental test used to compare results with tests where a variable was changed
  3. 4. a green pigment in chloroplasts that captures light energy to make sugars during photosynthesis
  4. 6. the amount a lens magnifies an object viewed through a microscope
  5. 7. an organelle in animal and protist cells that digest cellular waste
  6. 11. the union of the nucleus of an egg cell and the nucleus of a sperm cell to produce a cell that will become a new organism of the same type as the parent cells
  7. 12. the amount by which an object is magnified by a lens
  8. 13. the process by which organisms that have chloroplasts use light energy, carbon dioxide, and water to make sugar
  9. 14. any structure or behavior of an organism that allows it to survive in its environment
  10. 15. a particle made of two or more smaller particles, held together by chemical bonds
  11. 18. an organism made of one cell that carries out all of the functions of living things. Also known as unicellular organism.
  12. 21. the part of a seed plant that includes the reproductive organs
  13. 22. A leaflike structure that encloses the bud of a flower.
  14. 27. a state of suspended activity, these organisms are alive but inactive
  15. 29. a single-celled organism that has no nucleus or organelles
  16. 30. an organism that transfers the pollen of a plant to another plant
  17. 33. all of the interior of a cell outside the nucleus;
  18. 36. a particle that is the basic building block of matter
  19. 39. the condition of being alive
  20. 40. one group in the most currently accepted biological classification system. The three domains are bacteria, Archea, and Eukaryota
  21. 42. the part of the plant at the base of the postil that contains the egg; After fertilization, the ovary turns into a fruit
  22. 43. a potential seed found within the ovaries of a plant
  23. 44. the tiny particles that contain the plant's male reproductive cells - develops on the anthers
  24. 47. an organelle that regulates protein production and contains genetic material
  25. 49. an organism that breaks down dead material and returns nutrients to the soil
  26. 52. jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are found
  27. 53. openings on the surface of leaves that allow for gas exchange
  28. 54. a transportation tube within an organism that is part of the vascular system
  29. 55. an organelle that changes glucose (sugar) into usable energy for the cell. Found only in eukaryotes.
  30. 56. a group of tubes that carry sugars and water to all parts of a plant
  31. 57. A substance produced in a chemical reaction
  32. 58. cells that control the opening and closing of stomata
  33. 60. a eukaryotic organism, including molds, mushrooms, and yeasts. Can be single-celled or multicellular
  34. 61. eukaryotic, usually single-celled organism
  35. 62. a young plant in a dormant or resting stage, capable of growing into an adult plant with the right conditions
  36. 63. a microscopic, single celled organism that lacks a nucleus and organelles (prokaryotic). Different cell walls and cell membranes than bacteria or eukaryotes.
  37. 67. Male part of the flower
  38. 68. an organism made of a cell or cells that contain a nucleus and organelles
  39. 74. the process by which water flows through plants, entering the roots and exiting the stomata