Across
- 1. is a heterotrophic organism that breaks down dead and decaying organic matter into inorganic molecules, thus recycling them
- 3. the process of creating a new individual with the fusion of two genetically different cells
- 4. is a type of living organism that performs cellular respiration (breaking down food into energy) in an oxygen poor environment
- 6. is an organism, otherwise known as producers, which are capable of creating organic matter from inorganic materials
- 8. is a process in which the male gamete fuses into the female one to create a zygote
- 10. is the smallest independently functioning unit of every organism
- 11. is a process in which water flows through a semi-permeable membrane against the concentration gradient
Down
- 2. a unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and is quite simple
- 5. is a group of organisms that share the same evolutionary ancestry, look similar and can breed with each other, creating a fertile offspring
- 7. the study of categorizing organisms
- 9. a group of cells that look essentially the same and carry out a main function in building up an organ