Life Science CK12 1.8 Characteristics of Life

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Across
  1. 2. structure found in all cells that is the site of protein synthesis.
  2. 5. production of offspring by two parents through the production and fertilization of gametes; produces genetically variable offspring.
  3. 7. result of a reproductive process; children.
  4. 10. fluid connective tissue that circulates throughout the body through blood vessels.
  5. 11. single-celled prokaryotic organism that is a member of the Bacteria domain.
  6. 12. eukaryotic organism in the fungus kingdom, includes mushrooms and yeast.
  7. 15. process in which cells use carbon dioxide, water, and light energy to make oxygen and glucose, an energy-storing sugar.
  8. 17. an individual living thing.
  9. 19. organelle inside eukaryotic cells that contains most of the cell’s DNA and acts as the control center of the cell.
  10. 20. bipedal, endothermic vertebrate that lays amniotic eggs and has wings and feathers.
  11. 22. process of maintaining a stable internal environment in a cell or an entire organism.
Down
  1. 1. reproduction that involves a single parent and results in offspring that are all genetically identical to the parent.
  2. 3. fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus; typically produced above ground on soil, or on a food source.
  3. 4. organic compound made up of amino acids.
  4. 5. salty fluid produced by glands in the skin of mammals that helps cool the body when it evaporates.
  5. 6. the ability to sense and maintain body position.
  6. 8. basic unit of structure and function of living things.
  7. 9. device that makes magnified images of small objects so they are visible to the human eye.
  8. 10. long, tube-like organ that forms part of the complex network of vessels that run through the body and transport blood to all the body’s cells.
  9. 12. growth that forms the outer covering on birds; helps birds fly and also provide insulation.
  10. 13. double-stranded nucleic acid that stores genetic information; also known as deoxyribonucleic acid.
  11. 14. mnemonic we are using in class to remember the what makes a thing living
  12. 16. cell without a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles
  13. 18. the ability to do work.
  14. 21. bundle of sensory neurons on the tongue that sense the taste of chemicals in food.
  15. 23. multicellular, heterotrophic eukaryote with specialized cells that lack cell walls; member of the animal kingdom.