Across
- 3. Small openings on an insect's body that connect to the tracheal system.
- 5. The structure that supports the gills in fish.
- 8. The gas that organisms need to carry out metabolic functions.
- 10. The type of fluid in some animals where oxygen diffuses instead of blood.
- 12. The process by which gases move from high to low concentration.
- 14. The respiratory organ used by earthworms and amphibians.
Down
- 1. The type of circulatory system that transports oxygen in larger organisms.
- 2. The system in insects that delivers oxygen directly to their body tissues.
- 4. The group of organisms that includes flatworms and relies on direct diffusion.
- 6. The type of organism that relies on diffusion across its outer membrane for gas exchange.
- 7. The respiratory organ used by fish to extract oxygen from water.
- 9. The waste product removed by the respiratory system.
- 11. The material that makes up the tubes in an insect's tracheal system.
- 13. The shape of flatworms that helps increase surface area for diffusion.