Power Words

3. A group of organisms that live close together or share a home (such as a hive or other nest site).
4. A class of insecticides usually applied to target pests such as aphids, whiteflies and some beetles. These insecticides, called neonics for short, can also poison bees.
6. A chemical or mix of compounds used to kill insects, rodents or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants, pet or livestock, or that infest homes, offices, farm buildings and other protected structures.
8. (in ecology) An organism that evolved in a particular area and continues to live there.
12. Science that deals with the structure or function of the brain and other parts of the nervous system. Researchers in this field are known as neuroscientists.
14. A chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber. It transfers an impulse or signal to another nerve, muscle cell or some other structure.
16. A chemical used to kill insects.
18. A stinging, winged insect that collects nectar and pollen, and produces wax and honey. Honeybees live in large groups called colonies. Each colony consists of a queen, who lays all eggs, and her offspring. These consist of male drones, but mostly large cadres of female “worker” bees that attend to the hive and its inhabitants and forage for food.

1. Molecules made by living things to speed up chemical reactions.
2. Living alone.
5. plants Shrubs and other plants, including many prized for their blooms or showy leaves and berries.
7. A small, eight-legged creature related to spiders and ticks. It is not an insect.
9. An animal that transfers pollen from one flower to another, allowing the plant to grow fruit and seeds.
10. The part of a bee’s brain involved in learning, memory and navigation.
11. A chemical used to kill weeds.
13. To transport male reproductive cells — pollen — to female parts of a flower. This allows fertilization, the first step in plant reproduction.
15. To find one’s way between two points.
17. (plural genera) A group of closely related species. For example, the genus Canis — which is Latin for “dog” — includes all domestic breeds of dog and their closest wild relatives, including wolves, coyotes, jackals and dingoes.