Across
- 2. a microscope that passes a beam of electrons over the surface of a specimen
- 4. an aprubt and marked change in the DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents
- 7. the metric system, the most widely used system of measurement in science
- 11. the process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted formt the parent to offspring
- 13. organisms that are able to make their own food
- 15. structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal of external condition
- 16. a microscope that shines light thru a specimen using 2 lenses to magnify an image
- 18. a microscope that transmit a beam of electrons thru a thinly sliced specimen
- 21. organisms that eat only plants
Down
- 1. organisms that eat only organisms other than plants
- 3. organisms that depend on other organisms for food
- 5. the old idea that very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions
- 6. the maintenance of stable internal conditions
- 8. organisms that eat both plants and other organisms
- 9. the total of processes in an organism that convert energy and matter to sustain the organism's life functions
- 10. the total of all processes in an organism that use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life
- 12. the total of processes in an organism that break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks
- 14. organisms that are internally warmed by a heat generating metabolic process
- 17. process by which a single organism produces genetically identical offspring
- 19. process by which two parents produce genetically different offspring
- 20. on organism that lacks an internal mechanism for regulating body heat
