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| 1. | most simple of living things |
| 3. | the waste material released from a leaf during the process of photosynthesis |
| 7. | the loss of water from a leaf |
| 8. | these regulate the opening and closing of stomata |
| 11. | a virus which invades a bacterial cell |
| 13. | the sugar that makes up the cell wall |
| 14. | openings on the leaf which allow carbon dioxide to enter the leaf and oxygen to exit the leaf |
| 18. | the theory that livng things could arise from non-living matter |
| 19. | this refers to the structures that are on the inside of a cell |
| 20. | provide the cell with energy and are known as the "Powerhouse" of the cell |
| 21. | scientist credited with disproving the theory that living things could come from non-living material |
| 22. | has pores and allows certain substances to move in and out of the cell |
| 23. | non-living but contains DNA |
| 26. | number of pairs of chromosomes in humans |
| 28. | the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma |
| 32. | living |
| 33. | an offspring created from a piece of the parent, a bud, or when a cell splits into 2 new cells |
| 36. | structure of a nerve cell that functions to send messages throughout the body |
| 38. | the process of the sperm and egg unititng |
| 39. | sends and receives messages in organisms |
| 42. | the struggle among organisms to survive |
| 48. | false foot |
| 49. | functions to attract pollinators |
| 50. | this forms when the pollen grain lands on the stigma and is how the sperm gets to the ovary to fertilize the egg |
| 51. | specialized plant tissue which transports water and minerals to the leaf for photosynthesis |
| 52. | organelles "float" inside this jelly-like substance |
| 53. | type of protist which contains chloroplasts and moves |
| 54. | female sex cell |
| 55. | the "sticky" structure of the female reproductive organ of a flower which "catches" pollen grains |
| 56. | produce the proteins needed by the cell |
| 57. | the 2 layers of food-making cells inside a leaf |
| 58. | a fertilized egg |
| 59. | contains DNA and are how ferns reproduce |