Characteristics of Life

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Across
  1. 3. The chemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecules and release energy for metabolism
  2. 6. The processes that make more of the same kind of organism
  3. 8. the ability of an organism to maintain an equilibrium of internal conditions.
  4. 9. both.
Down
  1. 1. removal from organisms of the waste products of metabolism (chemical reactions in cells including respiration), toxic materials, and substances in excess of requirements.
  2. 2. The ability to detect stimuli in the internal or external environment and to make appropriate response
  3. 4. A permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size
  4. 5. taking in of materials for energy, growth, and development; plants require light, carbon dioxide, water, and ions; animals need organic compounds and ions and usually need water.
  5. 7. An action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place.