Characteristics of Living Things

ABSORPTION
AEROBIC
ANAEROBIC
AUTOTROPH
CIRCULATION
DIGESTION
EGESTION
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCRETION
FEEDBACK
GROWTH
HETEROTROPH
HOMEOSTASIS
INGESTION
LIFE
LIFEFUNCTIONS
LOCOMOTION
METABOLISM
MOTILE
NUTRITION
REPRODUCTION
RESPIRATION
SESSILE
SYNTHESIS
TRANSPORT

Although scientists do not agree on one definition of life, they do agree aht an organism is considered to be alive as long as its cells perform certain life functions: nutrition, transport, respiration, excretion, regulation, growth, reproduction, synthesis, and metabolism.

Try to find all 25 words on this board.

N H O I E L I S S E S I S E H T N Y S H
N P R K Z E Y T R O P S N A R T P J W G
Y O A D W P H M V X I C I B O R E A N A
M R C U V O S N E M E T A B O L I S M I
K T B D Y X I O F U G X X E Z O S L O Q
S O X Q R E S I K I E M C P R N P Q T D
E T E T C Y A T C R S T I R O O R V I D
H U B O N C T C A B T G J I E U B T L G
Q A R C O T S U B I I E T T F T L I E R
B B Y M I J O D D L O C P G S P I E C O
P S G X T J E O E I N U T R I T I O N W
D O K E O W M R E U V T T I Z F O A N T
I R V M M F O P F Q L U Z P T E O Y K H
G P P C O K H E T E R O T R O P H Z N G
E T X M C S F R E S P I R A T I O N R H
S I Z P O I N G E S T I O N T R E C D C
T O F Q L J F X B E E S D V Q I Y I T J
I N P I Y G Y O C Z Z V N W M K G N W G
O L F S T N C I R C U L A T I O N Q O L
N E E W E L T K L Z I D I Q C L F T C M
Brought to you by WordSearchFun.com



Answer Key for Characteristics of Living Things

X
Y
1234567891011121314151617181920
1# H # # E L I S S E S I S E H T N Y S #
2# P # # # # # T R O P S N A R T # # # #
3# O # # # # # # # # # C I B O R E A N A
4# R # # # # S N # M E T A B O L I S M #
5# T # # # # I O # U G X # E # # S # O #
6# O # # # # S I K I E # C # R N # # T #
7# T # # # # A T C R S # # R O O # # I #
8# U # # N # T C A B T # # I E # B # L G
9# A # # O # S U B I I # T # # T # I E R
10# B # # I # O D D L O C # # # # I # C O
11# S # # T # E O E I N U T R I T I O N W
12D O # # O # M R E U # # # # # # # # N T
13I R # # M # O P F Q # # # # # # # # # H
14G P # # O # H E T E R O T R O P H # # #
15E T # # C # F R E S P I R A T I O N # #
16S I # # O I N G E S T I O N # # # # # #
17T O # # L # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
18I N # I # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
19O # F # # # C I R C U L A T I O N # # #
20N E # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ABSORPTION  29s
AEROBIC  134se
ANAEROBIC  203w
AUTOTROPH  29n
CIRCULATION  719e
DIGESTION  112s
EGESTION  114s
EQUILIBRIUM  1014n
EXCRETION  114se
FEEDBACK  913n
GROWTH  208s
HETEROTROPH  814e
HOMEOSTASIS  714n
INGESTION  616e
LIFE  517sw
LIFEFUNCTIONS  1111ne
LOCOMOTION  517n
METABOLISM  104e
MOTILE  194s
NUTRITION  1111e
REPRODUCTION  814n
RESPIRATION  815e
SESSILE  111w
SYNTHESIS  191w
TRANSPORT  162w