Biology Crossword
Across
- 2. A complex molecule composed of amino acids, essential for various biological functions.
- 5. All the chemical reactions that occur within a living organism.
- 7. System: A group of organs working together to carry out a major body function.
- 8. System: A system of cells and tissues that protect the body from infection and disease.
- 12. System: A system of glands that secrete hormones to regulate various bodily functions.
- 13. A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
- 14. The process in which a male and female reproductive cells combine to form a zygote.
- 19. The basic structural and functional unit of life.
- 21. The process of change in the inherited characteristics of biological populations over generations.
- 22. Reproduction: Reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes.
- 23. A structure composed of different tissues working together to perform a specific function.
- 26. The process by which organisms create new individuals of their own kind.
- 27. Reproduction: Reproduction that involves the fusion of gametes
- 28. The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy.
- 29. An unborn offspring of an animal, especially a mammal, in the later stages of development.
Down
- 1. A structure within a cell that contains DNA.
- 3. Selection: The process by which individuals with traits that make them better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully.
- 4. A change in the DNA sequence of a gene.
- 6. The study of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms.
- 7. A living individual.
- 9. Acid: The basic building blocks of proteins.
- 10. A unit of heredity that is passed from parent to offspring.
- 11. Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that carries genetic instructions in all living things.
- 15. System: A network of nerve cells that transmit signals throughout the body.
- 16. The variety of life on Earth at all levels, from genes to ecosystems.
- 17. Respiration: The process by which cells break down food to release energy.
- 18. The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment.
- 20. An early stage in the development of an organism.
- 24. A group of similar cells performing a specific function.
- 25. A close and long-term interaction between two or more different biological species.