Across
- 2. a consumer that eats animals
- 5. monomer of nucleic acids
- 6. a consumer that feeds on the remains of dead animals
- 8. Any natural resource that can replenish itself in a relatively short period of time, usually no longer than the length of a human life.
- 10. has polar covalent bonds; H is partially positive, O is partially negative
- 11. the organism that eats the prey
- 14. the organism that is eaten
- 15. A substance that is dissolved in a solution.
- 16. Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate
- 17. the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.
- 18. tendency of water to rise in a thin tube
Down
- 1. Water- due to its polarity and ability to dissolve many different solutes
- 3. Foods that are mostly products or organisms that have their genes altered in a laboratory for specific purposes, such as disease resistance, increased productivity, or nutritional value allowing growers greater control, predictability, and efficiency.
- 4. A resource that takes so long to form that it can't be replaced.
- 5. DNA and RNA; code for genes and proteins
- 7. An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells
- 9. In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment; contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.
- 12. Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy.
- 13. Part of the environment that includes the physical features of the environment that affect the organisms living in a particular area
- 14. What does every food chain or food web begin with?