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Across
  1. 2. the branch of biology that studies plants
  2. 6. anterior part of the brain consisting of two hemispheres
  3. 7. when one organism benefits from another without damaging it
  4. 8. the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells
  5. 9. a major division of the vertebrate brain
  6. 11. production of a chemical compound by a living organism
  7. 12. pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
  8. 15. a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes
  9. 17. the region of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
  10. 20. the state of being joined together
  11. 21. a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
  12. 22. breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
  13. 23. marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
  14. 26. component of arthropods' exoskeletons and bodies of fungi
  15. 27. embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
  16. 28. the substance inside a cell, not including the nucleus
  17. 32. the process by which the body breaks down food
  18. 33. the state of sticking together
Down
  1. 1. organisms interacting with their physical environment
  2. 3. the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
  3. 4. any of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms
  4. 5. any of the forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus
  5. 6. organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
  6. 9. a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
  7. 10. the act of dispersing something
  8. 13. a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid
  9. 14. the environment as it relates to living organisms
  10. 15. the spatial property of being crowded together
  11. 16. a process in which one substance permeates another
  12. 18. a substance used to kill microorganisms and cure infections
  13. 19. the total amount of living matter in a given unit area
  14. 22. substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  15. 24. the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
  16. 25. a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  17. 29. a chamber connected to other chambers or passageways
  18. 30. the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
  19. 31. any substance that stimulates an immune response in the body