Year 8 Keyterms

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Across
  1. 2. speeds up chemical reactions without being used up (6 letters)
  2. 6. where gas exchange (in animals) takes place (7 letters)
  3. 7. organ that pumps blood around the body (5 letters)
  4. 9. cells that line the roots to maximise uptake of water (13 letters - 3 words)
  5. 11. begins a food chain. can make its own food from photosynthesis.(8 letters)
  6. 12. a type of rock formed from the cooling of magma or lava (7 letters)
  7. 13. enzyme that breaks down proteins into amino acids
  8. 14. piece of equipment used in sampling (7 letters)
  9. 15. basic unit of living organism (4 letters)
  10. 17. a solution used to test for presence of proteins in food (6 letters)
  11. 18. a group of similar cells working together to perform a function
Down
  1. 1. release of energy from glucose (11 letters)
  2. 3. a type of rock formed from other rocks being put under high pressure and temperature (11 letters)
  3. 4. gas that makes up most of the atmosphere (8 letters)
  4. 5. where photosynthesis takes place (11 letters)
  5. 8. a solution used to test for the presences of starch (6 letters)
  6. 10. where gas exchange (in plants) takes place (7 letters)
  7. 16. carry blood to heart