Basic terminology

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Across
  1. 1. is a heterotrophic organism that breaks down dead and decaying organic matter into inorganic molecules, thus recycling them
  2. 3. the process of creating a new individual with the fusion of two genetically different cells
  3. 4. is a type of living organism that performs cellular respiration (breaking down food into energy) in an oxygen poor environment
  4. 6. is an organism, otherwise known as producers, which are capable of creating organic matter from inorganic materials
  5. 8. is a process in which the male gamete fuses into the female one to create a zygote
  6. 10. is the smallest independently functioning unit of every organism
  7. 11. is a process in which water flows through a semi-permeable membrane against the concentration gradient
Down
  1. 2. a unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and is quite simple
  2. 5. is a group of organisms that share the same evolutionary ancestry, look similar and can breed with each other, creating a fertile offspring
  3. 7. the study of categorizing organisms
  4. 9. a group of cells that look essentially the same and carry out a main function in building up an organ