Across
- 2. a non living part of any ecosystem
- 6. energy stored in the bonds of molecules
- 7. the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources which supports long-term ecological balance
- 10. the growth of the parts of plants in response to the force of gravity
- 13. a segmant of DNA that has the code for a specific trait
- 15. and biotic or abiotic factor in an environment that restricts population growth
- 16. the specific job or role of an organelle
- 17. any living thing
- 19. to change from one form to another
- 21. the process in which characteristics are passed from parents to offspring
- 22. a green pigment that is responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis
- 23. a group of similar cells that do the same sort of work
Down
- 1. the average weather conditions in certain places over time
- 3. consists of a series of choices that lead the user to the correct name of a given item
- 4. the surroundings/area where an organism lives
- 5. an organism that is able to produce its own food through the process of photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
- 8. cells are the basic unit of life,all living things made of one or more cells,and all cells come from other living cells
- 9. any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain,as primary consumers,secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers
- 11. produces the energy needed for the cell to carry out its function
- 12. anything that has mass and takes up space
- 13. a simple sugar which is an important enegy source in living organisms
- 14. a period in an organisms life cycle when growth,development,and physical activity(in animals) are temporarily stopped
- 18. the role that an animal or plant species plays with in the environment
- 20. a liiving or once living part of an ecosystem