Living Environment Regents Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. The curved surface of a liquid when placed into a container
  2. 11. The smallest component of an element
  3. 12. a body of organisms born and living within a similar period
  4. 13. The process by which the body changes food and drink into energy
  5. 15. state: A system where conditions are not changing
  6. 18. A microscopic living organism that is typically invisible to the naked eye
  7. 19. Continuous movement of a fluid, such as blood, throughout an organism's body
  8. 21. A detectable change (physical or chemical) in the environment of an organism that results in some functional activity
  9. 23. A departure from the normal or expected state or process, often related to environmental factors or biological processes
  10. 24. Autoimmune disorder that stops the body's ability to efficently fight pathogens
  11. 25. Balance: a mordern device used to measure the mass of objects with high accuracy
Down
  1. 1. changes: Repetitive patterns of change that occur in a regular sequence
  2. 2. Any memebr of the eukaryotic organisms
  3. 3. The body's process of eliminating liquid waste
  4. 4. organism: Microorganisms that can cause disease in their host
  5. 6. The early stages of an organism's development
  6. 7. record: A collection of fossils documenting the history of life on Earth
  7. 8. reaction: Any process where substances undergo a change, forming new substances with different properties
  8. 9. The fundamental building blocks of DNA and RNA
  9. 10. energy: The energy stored in the bonds between atoms and molecules
  10. 14. An electrical attraction that holds atoms together to form molecules
  11. 15. A technique that can be used to better visualize components under a microscope
  12. 16. A high-level taxonomic rank used to classify living organisms
  13. 17. acidity: The comparative strength of different acids
  14. 20. mechanism: Maintainng a stable internal environment despite external changes
  15. 22. Succession: A type of ecological succession where life forms colonize an area that was previously uninhabited