GED Science Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. The material in a cell's nucleus that carries all the information about what traits a living thing may have
  2. 6. Food ____, the order in which organisms are eaten by other organisms
  3. 7. No longer in existence
  4. 8. Something in the environment that causes the body to react, such as sight or sound
  5. 12. A molecule that is necessary for cell growth, repair and energy
  6. 14. All the living and nonliving things that surround us and affect us
  7. 15. The smallest part of a living thing that can carry out all the activities needed for life
  8. 17. The process of creating an exact genetic copy of an organism
  9. 20. Differences among species
  10. 21. The study of hereditary or how traits are passed from parents to offspring
  11. 23. Global _____, an increase of the average temperature of the earth and oceans
Down
  1. 1. The gradual change in a species over a long period of time
  2. 2. A change in the genetic information within a cell
  3. 3. The process by which plants use carbon dioxide, sunlight and water to make food
  4. 5. A trait that makes an animal or plant better able to live in its environment
  5. 9. An animal with a backbone
  6. 10. A part of DNA that carries a specific trait
  7. 11. A protein made by white blood cells that attack and kill germs
  8. 13. The body's system for fighting disease causing germs
  9. 15. A consumer that eats other animals
  10. 16. A living thing
  11. 18. An area in which living and nonliving things interact
  12. 19. The study of all living things
  13. 22. The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment