Across
- 2. allows all parts of the body to communicate with each other
- 7. provides protection for internal organs and aids in movement
- 8. temperature regulation, protection against water loss, and vitamin synthesis
- 10. an outbreak or wide spread of infectious disease in a community at a particular time
- 11. aids in movement, creates internal organs, and pumps blood
- 13. the process of viral reproduction where the DNA of the virus is replicated but latent
- 14. An organism's ability to keep a constant internal environment
- 16. defends the body against infection
- 17. The uptake and transport of nutrients in organisms
- 18. breaks down nutrients for absorption
Down
- 1. pumps blood to the rest of the body to deliver nutrients / oxygen to cells and to collect CO2 and other wastes for disposal
- 3. gamete production, fertilization, and development in animals
- 4. an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents); typically affects a significant proportion of the population
- 5. clear fluid with immune system cells
- 6. exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
- 9. produces reproductive cells and nurtures developing offspring
- 10. removes liquid waste
- 12. creates and sends chemical messages
- 15. the process of lysis, which occurs when a virus has infected a cell, replicated new virus particles, and burst through the cell membrane
