Across
- 2. individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
- 5. the basic unit of a chemical element.
- 6. particle smaller than an atom
- 16. group of organs that work together to perform a complex function
- 17. substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together,
- 18. the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
- 20. the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
- 21. regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
- 22. of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues
- 24. assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts.
Down
- 1. group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
- 3. molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer.
- 4. of atoms,
- 5. chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis, dissolves some metals, and turns litmus red; typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid of this kind.
- 7. a group of atoms bonded together
- 8. a molecule containing a very large
- 9. consisting of or deriving from living matter.
- 10. sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants
- 11. group of cells that have similar structure and that function together as a unit.
- 12. action or fact of forming a united whole.
- 13. part of an organism that is typically self-contained
- 14. biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- 15. lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.
- 19. action or process of adhering to a surface or object.
- 23. to or derived from living matter.