Characteristics of Life

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Across
  1. 1. The basic unit of life that all living things have
  2. 4. All living things respond to _____________, which is a change in the environment
  3. 6. The study of life
  4. 9. A living thing
  5. 11. The passing on of DNA to offspring (children)
  6. 12. All living things have genetic information in the form of _____
  7. 13. Living things must show _____ the characteristics of life
  8. 15. __________ reproduction: process by which one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
  9. 16. Maintains a stable internal environment (ex: constant body temperature)
  10. 17. All living things take in and convert materials and energy from the environment
Down
  1. 2. Populations of organisms change over time
  2. 3. All living things need energy. Animals obtain energy by eating. Plants convert energy from the sun using the process of ____________
  3. 5. An organism with many cells
  4. 7. A trait which helps an organism survive and reproduce (ex: earth worms have setae cells to help move in soil)
  5. 8. _____________ reproduction: A process where two parents combine their genetic information to make a new organism that is different from either parent
  6. 10. All living things _______ and develop by increasing the number of cells or the size of cells
  7. 14. All living things have _________ of organization, such as cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems