Biology Crossword
Across
- 2. A protein that speeds up chemical reactions in cells.
- 6. A trait that shows up even when only one copy is present.
- 8. A network of connected food chains in an ecosystem.
- 9. Square A chart used to predict possible offspring traits.
- 10. An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients.
- 12. A structure made of tissues that performs a specific job.
- 13. The process of taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide.
- 14. Jelly-like material inside a cell where organelles float around.
- 17. The thin layer that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
- 18. An organism that makes its own food, like plants.
- 20. Plant cell organelle that captures sunlight to make food.
- 24. A protein made by the immune system that helps fight off germs and infections. |
- 26. An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.
- 28. When particles spread out from areas of high concentration to low concentration.
- 29. A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
- 30. The main energy source used by cells.
- 31. Tiny structures that help put proteins together.
- 34. The part of the cell that acts like the control center.
- 36. A trait hidden unless two copies are inherited.
- 38. A change in DNA that can affect an organism.
- 39. A characteristic passed from parents to offspring.
Down
- 1. Large molecules that help build and repair the body.
- 3. A section of DNA that controls a specific trait.
- 4. Shows how energy moves from one organism to another.
- 5. The process plants use to make sugar using sunlight.
- 7. The idea that organisms with helpful traits survive and reproduce more often.
- 11. The gradual change in species over long periods of time.
- 15. The natural home where an organism lives.
- 16. Multiple organs working together to keep the body functioning.
- 17. A tightly packed structure that contains DNA.
- 19. Living and nonliving things interacting in one area.
- 21. Any individual living thing.
- 22. A storage sac inside cells that can hold water or nutrients.
- 23. The process cells use to release energy from food.
- 25. The molecule that carries genetic instructions.
- 26. The basic building block that makes up every living thing.
- 27. A group of similar cells working together.
- 32. A variety of different living organisms in one area.
- 33. The movement of water through a membrane from crowded to less crowded areas.
- 35. Organelles that turn food into usable energy for the cell.
- 37. Keeping stable internal conditions even when the outside changes.