Body Systems Vocabulary
Across
- 3. – provides structure and protection for the body
- 4. – the body’s ability to keep the internal balance of the body stable
- 6. – change which alters matter without changing its chemical composition or the identity of the substance
- 8. – a thing or event that causes a response or reaction
- 10. – a change in the environment outside of the organism
- 13. – provides protection of the body
- 14. – a push or pull that can change the position or motion of an object / material
- 17. – interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a more complex whole
- 19. – a change within the organism
- 20. – a response within a system that influences the activity of that system
- 21. – transports nutrients and oxygen to the body
Down
- 1. – produces offspring
- 2. – breaks down food to provide nutrients and energy
- 5. – controls and coordinates the body
- 7. – provides movement of the body
- 9. – the formation of a new substance with different properties; cannot be undone by physical means
- 11. – a change in the position of an object
- 12. – regulates the body with hormones
- 15. – removes waste from the body
- 16. – exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 18. – balanced; unchanging