Across
- 4. Torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter.
- 6. Growth of the parts of plants with respect to the force of gravity.
- 8. Orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light
- 10. large-scale, high intensity natural or human-caused disturbance that occurs infrequently, such as insect or disease outbreaks, extraordinary flooding, or severe fire.
- 15. Process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
- 17. External resemblance of an animal or plant (or part) to another.
- 18. Gradual development of something
- 19. Organisms adapting to their environment that survive and produce more offspring.
- 22. Vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.
- 23. Overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines.
Down
- 1. Movement of animals to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
- 2. A slight change to one thing.
- 3. Main pressure of the cell contents against the cell wall in plant cells.
- 5. Turning or bending of a plant or other organism in response to a touch stimulus.
- 7. Breeding plants and animals for particular genetic traits chosen by humans.
- 9. The turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus.
- 11. Tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles per hour or greater that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning.
- 12. Hide or disguise the presence.
- 13. Violent destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that progresses in a narrow path over the land.
- 14. Vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.
- 16. Growth or turning of plant roots toward or away from moisture.
- 20. Genetically determined characteristic.
- 21. Action or process of adapting or being adapted.