BIO9 Genetics

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Across
  1. 3. The shape of DNA is a double _________.
  2. 5. Cat and dogs are two different _________.
  3. 7. The male sex cell.
  4. 9. The female sex cell.
  5. 11. The _________ of a species is the total number of individuals in a given area.
  6. 12. Rainforests have high _________ because of the presence of a large number of species and individuals.
  7. 14. The area where an organism lives in its _________.
  8. 15. A species becomes _________ when there are no living individuals left.
  9. 16. Different versions of the same gene is called _________.
  10. 19. Blood group is an example of _________ variation.
  11. 21. The chemical which is used to store information about your characteristics.
  12. 23. Natural _________ is the process proposed by Charles Darwin to explain how evolution occurs.
  13. 25. A _________ is a section of DNA which stored information for a characteristic of an organism.
Down
  1. 1. Chihuahua and Labrador Retriever are two different _________.
  2. 2. The _________ of a rainforest includes insects, monkeys and plants, but NOT soil.
  3. 4. The process when a male sex cell is fused with a female sex cell.
  4. 6. DNA is coiled up into _________ inside the nucleus.
  5. 8. Sperm cells contain _________ the number of chromosomes when compared to kidney cells.
  6. 10. Sperm cells, egg cells and seeds are stored in _________ to maintain biodiversity.
  7. 13. Watson and Crick discovered the model of DNA using data by Wilkins and Franklin obtained using a technique called _________ crystallography.
  8. 15. The process by which a species changes gradually over time.
  9. 17. A species becomes _________ when there are only a small number living individuals left.
  10. 18. Individuals which are better adapted to the environment are more likely to _________ and reproduce.
  11. 20. You _________ physical characteristics such as eye colour from you parents.
  12. 22. Data involving continuous variation such as height should be plotted using a _________.
  13. 24. Genetic information is found inside the _________ of most cells.