Biology Crossword
Across
- 4. Each step up in the energy pyramid, from algae to seals to bears.
- 8. Non-living things in the bear's world like snow, ice, and wind.
- 9. A reproductive cell that only has 37 chromosomes for the bear.
- 10. A physical trait, like clear hollow fur, that helps the bear survive the Arctic.
- 12. The science of naming and sorting the bear into groups like "Mammalia."
- 14. Any bad guy like a virus or bacteria that makes the polar bear sick.
- 15. A single letter like A, T, C, or G in the bear's DNA code.
- 16. This describes the bear's cells because they have a nucleus inside.
- 21. The act of rewriting the bear's DNA code into an mRNA message.
- 23. Organisms that rot the bear's body after it dies to return nutrients to the sea.
- 26. A fox eats the bear's leftovers; the fox wins and the bear is unaffected.
- 28. A bear gets a tiny bit of this "quick energy" from the glycogen in meat.
- 29. When the bear's cells use mRNA to actually build a physical protein.
- 30. The specific movement of water across the bear's cell membranes.
- 33. A biological helper like Lipase that speeds up the breakdown of fats.
- 35. Living things in the bear's world like seals, fish, and seaweed.
- 36. The polar bear is at the very top of the food chain with no natural enemies.
- 37. A bear can't make food from sunlight, so it has to hunt; what is this called?
- 38. A random mistake in the bear's DNA that might change its traits.
- 39. The variety of different types of life found in the Arctic ecosystem.
Down
- 1. Survival of the fittest where the best-camouflaged bears live longer.
- 2. The double-layered gatekeeper that makes up the bear's cell membrane.
- 3. The actual letters like Bb that the bear carries in its genes.
- 5. Arctic bacteria are this because they lack a nucleus, unlike the bear.
- 6. When a bear has one Big T and one little t gene for a trait.
- 7. The physical look of the bear, like its black skin or white fur.
- 11. How oxygen naturally travels from the bear's lungs into its blood cells.
- 13. A random event, like a storm, that changes the bear population by chance.
- 14. The bear eats muscle meat to get this molecule for its own tissue repair.
- 17. The process a virus uses to explode a bear's cell after making copies.
- 18. The actual molecule of energy currency the bear's cells use to move.
- 19. A rare Arctic deal where two different species help each other and both win.
- 20. The specific part of the cell where the bear's cellular respiration happens.
- 22. The general body cells of the bear that contain 74 chromosomes.
- 24. The twisted ladder shape that holds the bear's genetic instructions.
- 25. The first half of the bear's two-part scientific naming system.
- 27. When a bear has two of the same alleles, like two Big T letters.
- 31. The process where the bear breathes in O2 and burns sugar to get energy.
- 32. The biomolecule found in seal blubber that provides long-term energy.
- 34. How does a polar bear keep its inner temperature at 98 degrees while standing on an iceberg?