Across
- 3. The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes.
- 6. Undifferentiated cells that have the potential to develop into different cell types.
- 7. the breakdown of large insoluble food molecule into smaller soluble molecules by enzyme action
- 10. the movement of small molecules and ions through the walls of intestine into blood
- 11. evaporation of water from surfaces of mesophyll cells in leaves and the loss of water vapour to the atmosphere.
- 12. cell division that results in half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
- 13. cell division that results in twice the number of chromosomes
Down
- 1. changes in the environment that are detected by living organisms
- 2. Different versions of the same gene that can result in variations in an inherited characteristic.
- 4. A hormone released by the adrenal glands in response to stress, increasing heart rate.
- 5. movement of digestive food molecules into the cells where they are used, becoming part of the cells
- 8. The functional unit of the kidney, responsible for filtering blood and forming urine.
- 9. protein found in the nucleus, carrying genetic information