biology
Across
- 2. tubes from the trachea leading to your lungs
- 5. process by which food is broken down into simpler substances
- 7. name of the pigment in plants that absorbs light for photosynthesis
- 9. process by which carbon dioxide is removed from the body
- 11. name of the tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
- 12. though slippery membranes surrounding the lungs
- 14. name of the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity
- 15. term for the process by which air is drawn into the lungs
- 17. process by which air is expelled from the lungs
- 18. name of the organelle where aerobic respiration takes place in cells
- 19. name of the process by which plants make glucose using energy from the sun
Down
- 1. process by which oxygen and carbon and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the lungs and blood
- 3. name of the molecule that carries oxygen in red blood cells
- 4. the molecule that is broken down during glycolysis
- 6. gas used by cells during aerobic respiration
- 7. process by which oxygen is transported from the lungs to the body tissues
- 8. also known as windpipe
- 10. process by which cells convert glucose into energy
- 13. type of organisms use anaerobic respiration as their primary source of energy
- 16. the waste product(lactic acid)aerobic respiration is what