Touching Allow Octopuses to Pre-taste their Food

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Across
  1. 3. A molecule in cells that serves as a docking station for another molecule.
  2. 5. Cousins of the squids, these animals have a sharp beak-like mouth and good vision.
  3. 6. An adjective that refers to water.
  4. 7. A device that picks up information on physical or chemical conditions — such as temperature, barometric pressure, salinity, humidity, pH, light intensity or radiation — and stores or broadcasts that information.
  5. 8. An arm or leg (octopus have 8 of these)
  6. 9. The ability to collect and apply knowledge and skills.
Down
  1. 1. (in biology) A natural protective action taken or chemical response that occurs when a species confronts predators or agents that might harm it.
  2. 2. Scientist who studies cells and functions of the brain and other parts of the nervous system.
  3. 4. One of the basic properties the body uses to sense its environment, especially foods, using receptors (taste buds) on the tongue (and some other organs).
  4. 10. The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism.