biology
Across
- 1. the vascular tissue in plants which conducts water and dissolved nutrients upwards from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.
- 4. any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter
- 7. the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy.
- 9. the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers.
- 10. the vascular tissue in plants which conducts sugars and other metabolic products downwards from the leaves.
- 11. The first part of the small intestine.
- 12. a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus,
- 13. the process of breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide.
- 14. the main and largest artery in the human body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart
- 17. a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid which aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder.
- 18. a powder, produced by the male part of a flower, that causes the female part of the same type of flower to produce seeds.
- 19. It is the top of the female portion that helps capture pollen.
Down
- 2. mineral ions that is useful foe amino acids synthesis
- 3. the process of mechanically and enzymatically breaking down food into substances for absorption into the bloodstream.
- 5. any of the usually brightly coloured parts that together form most of a flower
- 6. are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.
- 8. is the process of dispersing two or more immiscible liquids together to form a semistable mixture.
- 15. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood towards the heart.
- 16. tiny, finger-like projections made up of cells that line the entire length of your small intestine