Gen Bio Body Systems and Feedback Mechanisms Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. System that produces and delivers hormones and other signaling molecules throughout the body
  2. 3. System that takes in oxygen and expels carbon dioxide
  3. 6. Type of feedback where the response exacerbates, or increases, the strength of the original stimulus to give an even greater response
  4. 7. System that controls voluntary and involuntary movement, including body movement, movement of food, and circulation
  5. 9. Reaction or behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus
  6. 12. System that transports blood and gases throughout the body
  7. 14. System that detects and fights infection
  8. 15. Molecule that is activated and transported through the body in response to a stimulus
  9. 17. System that is a fancy word for "skin"; helps protect the body from temperature fluctuations and fluid loss
Down
  1. 1. System that moves food through the body as it is broken down, absorbed, and excreted
  2. 4. System that passes down genetic information from parent to offspring
  3. 5. Internal balance
  4. 8. System that moves waste materials out of the body
  5. 10. System that controls responses to the environment and processes information
  6. 11. Detectable change in an organism's internal or external environment
  7. 13. System that supports the body, gives it shape, protects internal organs, and assists with movement
  8. 16. Type of feedback where the response brings the system back to homeostasis and cancels out the effect of the original stimulus