Across
- 1. the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment.
- 6. the sum of all chemical and biochemical reactions that occur within an organism.
- 10. the process of creating new organisms, either asexually or sexually.
- 11. the study of the structure and shape of living organisms and their parts.
- 13. a chemical messenger produced by an organism that affects the behaviour and physiology of other organisms.
- 14. the process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce energy for their growth and development.
- 15. the membrane-bound structure in a cell that contains most of the cell's genetic material.
Down
- 2. the basic unit of life, consisting of an organised collection of molecules and organelles
- 3. the study of heredity, or the passing of genetic information from one generation to the next.
- 4. the ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment.
- 5. the study of how organisms are classified into groups based on their shared characteristics.
- 7. a microscopic organism, such as a bacterium or virus.
- 8. deoxyribonucleic acid, the genetic material that carries the instructions for an organism's development and function.
- 9. the study of the chemical processes that occur in living organisms.
- 12. the change in the inherited characteristics of a population over time due to natural selection.