Biology Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. simple single carbon molecule,containing the ion HCO 3 –
  2. 5. form of precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric
  3. 6. condition in which there is too much acid in the body fluids.
  4. 8. a substance that can accept hydrogen ions in water and can neutralize an acid.
  5. 9. having the properties of an alkali, or containing alkali; having a pH greater than 7.
  6. 12. geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, work together to form a bubble of life.
  7. 13. a solution that resists changes in pH when acid or alkali is added to it.
  8. 14. a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis, dissolves some metals
Down
  1. 1. represented by the symbol “H”,acids dissociate in water and dissolve in it
  2. 2. reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time
  3. 4. made of hydrogen and oxygen,compound of a metal
  4. 7. used for measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.
  5. 10. scale of measurement in which an increase or decrease of one unit represents a tenfold increase or decrease in the quantity measured.
  6. 11. Having neither acid nor basic properties