Across
- 4. A structure of seeds which prevents dessication.
- 9. Wave-like motions of the wall of the alimentary canal which moves food along the alimentary canal.
- 11. An infectious particle capable of transmitting diseases.
- 14. Shedding of the exoskeleton in arthropods to allow growth.
- 15. The form of carbohydrates in which energy is stored in most plants.
- 16. The starch digesting enzyme found within saliva.
- 20. An evolutionary trend in the animal kingdom towards centrilisation of the central system concentrating it in the anterior region of the body.
- 22. The lymphatic vessel of the small intestine which absorbs digestive fats.
- 23. Animals that remain attached to a substrate for most of their lives.
Down
- 1. Splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen, using light energy.
- 2. The type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes.
- 3. Photosynthetic tissues in the leaf consisting of elongated cells.
- 5. The type of energy absorbed by chlorophyll.
- 6. The ability of an organism to produce antibodies to fight diseases.
- 7. Folded structures found on the inner membrane of the mitochondria.
- 8. A cartilaginous structure which prevents food from entering the trachea.
- 10. The organelle in which respiration takes place.
- 12. Ball of food which is swallowed.
- 13. Medication taken for the treatment of bacterial diseeases.
- 17. Type of symmetry in which an animal can be cut in any vertical plane through its central axis to give two mirror images.
- 18. Part of a flower that becomes a fruit after fertilisation.
- 19. The organic molecules that act as catalysts and control the chemical reactions during photosynthesis.
- 21. Molecules that act as energy carriers.
