Across
- 2. The part of the lungs where gaseous exchange between it and the blood takes place.
- 3. a constantly circulating fluid providing the body with nutrition, oxygen, and waste removal.
- 9. blood vessels in humans, and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart.
- 10. The process by which plants release excess water through the leaf tips is called
- 12. the blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body.
- 13. A group of glucose molecules stored in the liver and muscles of the body when it is not being used for respiration.
- 15. the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life.
Down
- 1. the mode of nutrition where the organism is unable to prepare its food and hence, depends upon plants or other organisms for nutrition.
- 4. a process where an organism prepares its own food from a simple inorganic material like water, mineral salts and carbon dioxide in the presence of sunlight.
- 5. Organic compound with three carbon which is a product of the breaking down of glucose into two.
- 6. a pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest
- 7. The process of energy production by breaking down and oxidizing carbohydrates.
- 8. The opening and closing of the stomatal pores is a function of which type of cells
- 11. The part of the plant body responsible for transporting prepared food by the leaves to the entire plant.
- 14. the two large tubes that carry air from your windpipe to your lungs.