cells and plants
Across
- 1. Single-celled microbes that can be helpful (like in digestion) or harmful (cause disease).
- 5. Powdery grains from a flower that contain the male cells needed for plant reproduction.
- 6. A substance that living things need for energy, growth, and repair.
- 8. A microscopic particle that can reproduce only inside the cells of living things.
- 10. The process by which a seed begins to grow into a new plant.
- 13. The control center inside a cell that contains genetic material (DNA).
Down
- 2. The basic unit of all living things.
- 3. acids The building blocks of proteins; they help the body grow and repair tissues.
- 4. A sweet liquid made by flowers to attract pollinating animals like bees.
- 7. A poisonous substance made by living organisms, like bacteria or plants.
- 9. Unable to reproduce or produce offspring/seeds.
- 11. A tiny living thing, such as bacteria, fungi, or protozoa, that can only be seen under a microscope.
- 12. (plural: fungi) A living thing such as a mold, yeast, or mushroom that gets nutrients from decaying matter.