SCIENCE TERMS

Across
2. simplest structural unit of an element or compound
4. part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
7. an organism that harbors a parasite
8. taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
10. a gas that is essential for respiration
Down
1. basic unit of all organisms
3. specific weather in a location
5. organisms interacting with their physical environment
6. small frozen mass that travels around the sun
9. the smallest component of an element