Characteristics of Living Things

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Across
  1. 6. After eating, organisms break down food to make energy. What's the name of this energy-making process?
  2. 8. When animals take in substances to stay alive and grow, what process are they doing?
  3. 9. The smallest units that make up all living organisms - what are they called?
  4. 10. This process helps organisms remove things they don't need from their body. What is it?
Down
  1. 1. It's how species continue to exist over generations. What life process is this?
  2. 2. Without this basic need, neither plants nor animals can stay alive for long. What is it?
  3. 3. A baby becomes a child, then an adult. What word describes this natural change?
  4. 4. This is how green plants turn sunlight into food. What's the name of this important process?
  5. 5. A plant turns its leaves toward the sun. An animal runs from danger. What do these actions show?
  6. 7. Every living thing is born, grows, and eventually dies. What full process does this describe?