Across
- 1. Group of similar cells that perform a particular function
- 4. Gland that produces hormones that regulate blood sugar; produces enzymes that break down carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids; and produces sodium bicarbonate
- 9. Pertaining to or composed of skin
- 10. A group of related natural objects or forces within a defined zone, a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole
- 12. Vascular tissue responsible for the transport of nutrients and the carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis
- 13. Pertaining to an impression made on the nervous organ
- 14. Collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings; basic unit of all forms of life
- 16. An individual living thing that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis
- 17. Group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions
Down
- 2. Pertaining to hormones and the glands that make and secrete them into the bloodstream through which they travel to affect distant organs
- 3. An organ that produces lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells and destroys those that are aging
- 5. the special, normal or proper physiologic activity of an organ or part
- 6. Process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
- 7. An arrangement or organization of parts to form an organ, system, or living thing
- 8. Group of organs that work together to perform a specific function
- 11. Vascular tissue that carries water upward from the roots to every part of a plant
- 15. Pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids
- 16. In plants, a flower structure that contains one or more ovules from which female gametophytes are produced; in animals, the female gonad that produces eggs