| CYTOLOGY | The study of animal and plant cells (8) |
| QUADRAT | A one-square-metre area of ground marked out for the study of animal and plant life (7) |
| MITOSIS | Process by which animal and plant cells divide (7) |
| OMNIVORE | Description of an animal that eats a variety of animal and plant foods (8) |
| ETHOLOGY | Branch of zoology concerned with the study of animal behaviour, especially in their natural habitats (8) |
| PORKFISH | Having the flesh of animal and cod and gar will make you grunt (4-4) |
| CELLWALL | Unlike animal cells, plant cells are characterized by an outer _ _. |
| MEMBRANE | Pliable sheet of tissue that covers or connects the organs/cells of animals and plants (8) |
| LECITHIN | Group of fatty substances found naturally in animal and plant tissues (8) |
| PLANKTON | Which small animal and plant organisms float in the water (8) |
| DEXTROSE | Form of sugar found naturally in animal and plant tissue (8) |
| PIGMENTS | Powders mixed with oil or water to create paints; dyes or inks generally; or, carotenoids, chlorophylls or other colours in animal or plant cells (8) |
| ALBUMINS | Water-soluble proteins found in animal and plant tissues (8) |
| ZOOMETRY | Study of animal size from zero to - what a surprise, somehow! |
| NATURALHISTORY | Ray with loutish rant about study of animals and plants in the wild (7,7) |
| CHORDATA | Group of animals and horse featuring in my research material |
| ZOOLOGISTS | Scientists specialising in the study of animal physiology and behaviour (10) |
| ZOOLOGICAL | Relating to the study of animal life |
| ZOOLOGY | The study of animals (7) |
| PRIAPUS | In Greek mythology his father was Dionysus, the wine god; his mother may have been Aphrodite, the goddess of love. He was a god of animal and vegetable fertility. In Pericles (act 4, scene 6), the Baw |
