Topic 8 Crossword Review

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  1. 3. Unlike a hollow tube, this plant structure's strength comes from internal vascular bundles, providing support and nutrient transport.
  2. 6. The most important plant functions are survival, reproduction, growth, and ____________.
  3. 8. A nerve signal sent to the brain, which causes a certain reaction, or change, in on animal's behavior.
  4. 10. A modification in an organism's actions or responses to its environment.
  5. 11. Animals characterized by an internal bony or cartilaginous support structure, allowing for greater size and mobility.
  6. 18. Many organisms are brightly colored as a warning sign to __________________.
  7. 19. A state of reduced metabolic activity and body temperature that some animals employ during the winter to conserve energy.
  8. 20. This part of the brain is responsible for your thoughts, feelings, and how you interact with the world through your senses.
  9. 22. The colorful part of a flower that often attracts pollinators
  10. 23. A plant’s FEMALE reproductive structures which receives pollen transferred from a stamen.
  11. 24. tiny openings on the leaf that take in CO2 from air and release other gases from the plant
  12. 26. a permanent change in an organism's DNA.
  13. 27. Organs that take in oxygen from water as it flows over them in fish
  14. 28. animals, insects, wind that help to transfer pollen from the stamen to the pistil of other plants.
  15. 30. This part of a plant makes sure air (CO2) can enter the plant and releases oxygen.
  16. 32. MALE structure of a flower that makes pollen for reproduction.
  17. 36. This is the part of flower reproduction where bees pick up the pollen.
  18. 37. the female reproductive part in the internal structure of the plant that helps the plant reproduce (produces eggs and provides a place for seeds to develop]
  19. 38. The skin like part of a plant, which provides protection for the plant from harmful elements outside.
  20. 39. Made of DNA, instructions for an organism's body.
  21. 40. The periodic movement of animals from one region to another, often in response to changes in resource availability or environmental conditions.
  22. 41. A protective, waxy layer covering the epidermis of plants that prevents water loss.
  23. 46. Where photosynthesis takes place.
  24. 48. tubes (like veins) that carry sugar/glucose DOWN the plant to feed the rest of the plant’s parts
  25. 49. An inherited trait or characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment.
  26. 50. A morphological adaptation that allows an organism to blend with its surroundings, increasing its chances of avoiding predators or capturing prey.
Down
  1. 1. organized parts that work together (certain purpose) to help an organism survive
  2. 2. Leaves use water and ______________ in the air to produce sugar. (2 words, no spaces)
  3. 4. An innate, unlearned behavior pattern that is characteristic of a species.
  4. 5. 7. Animals use the __________ to receive information about their environment.
  5. 7. The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy.
  6. 9. The ovules of a plant turn into _______________ once fertilized.
  7. 11. A collection of small tubes (like veins) that transports, or carries, material up, down, or throughout the plant (2 words, no spaces).
  8. 12. A structural modification, like an elongated neck in giraffes, that aids in survival.
  9. 13. Differences observed within and between populations of a species.
  10. 14. The MALE reproductive structure in a plant that helps it reproduce.
  11. 15. This adaptation is anything a species does to help it reproduce and protect offspring.
  12. 16. A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.
  13. 17. A form of adaptation where one species will compete in some form with another plant or animal for survival.
  14. 21. Vertebrates that live in water have hearts that pump blood around the body in one ____________ motion.
  15. 25. Internal structures’ shapes depend on a plant’s ____________________.
  16. 29. A rigid, non-living, external covering that provides both support and protection for invertebrates, limiting their growth through molting.
  17. 31. An animal lacking a backbone
  18. 33. Plants keep animals from eating them using these as defense.
  19. 34. In order for photosynthesis to occur, a plant needs sunlight, Co2, and ________________.
  20. 35. The internal organ that pumps blood
  21. 42. Provide oxygen to the blood and take carbon dioxide from the blood
  22. 43. All mammals including humans have a _______________ for support that includes bones that connect to the soft structures of the body
  23. 44. tubes (like veins) that carry water & nutrients from growing medium UP the plant
  24. 45. The capacity of an organism to maintain homeostasis and reproduce successfully in its habitat.
  25. 47. plant structure that protects the budding flower by wrapping around it.