Across
- 5. An organelle (in green plant cells) a that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
- 8. The system that is a network of nerve cells and fibers which transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.
- 10. The process of breaking down food.
- 11. the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light.
- 12. a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
- 13. The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
- 14. The process by which the structure of a biological community evolves over time after a natural disaster.
Down
- 1. The smallest unit of life (contains organelles and makes up tissues)
- 2. A storm with a violent wind that forms over warm ocean water.
- 3. the galaxy that includes our Solar System
- 4. The system that is a network of organs and tissues that help you breathe. It includes your airways, lungs and blood vessels.
- 6. An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
- 7. The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements.
- 9. The fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
- 10. A twisted ladder called a double helix that contains all of the information about an organism. The blueprints of an organism.