Across
- 2. small opening in the middle of the iris through which light enters the eye
- 5. collection of all the organisms that live in a particular place, together with their nonliving environment
- 7. term used to refer to a species that died out
- 9. smallest unit of most compounds
- 11. group of similar cells that perform a particular function
- 12. a fertilized egg
Down
- 1. chemical substance that an organism requires to live
- 3. science that seeks to understand the living world
- 4. scientific study of heredity'
- 6. evidence; information gathered from observations
- 8. preserved remains or evidence of an ancient organism
- 10. early developmental stage of a sporophyte plant
