B5 Crossword

4. the maintenance of water content and mineral salts in the blood
9. proteins found on the cell surface and used in the immune response to identify any foreign molecules
12. blood vessels narrow causing less heat to be lost to the environment
14. organ where deamination occurs
15. region of the body responsible for detecting blood water level
17. hormone which causes the kidney walls to become more permeable

1. plant hormone which stimulates seed germination and growth
2. hormone produced by the Pancreas and increases blood glucose levels when it’s too low
3. hormones which stimulates the maturation of an immature egg cell within the ovaries
5. feedback, a system put in place to maintain the balance of something
6. organ involved in the production of insulin
7. plant hormone which influence cell elongations
8. hormone which repairs thickens and maintains the uterus lining
10. the release of a mature egg cell from the ovaries
11. plant hormone which stimulates fruit ripening
13. tropism, a plant growth response in which the plant grows away from the stimulus
15. a solution that contains less solutes than the cell
16. toxic substance which is produced during the deamination of excess proteins/amino acids