Biology Crossword
Across
- 3. Organelle often called the “powerhouse” of the cell
- 6. Protein that speeds up reactions without being consumed
- 8. Largest population size an environment can sustain
- 11. Variety of life within an area
- 13. Tiny structure responsible for assembling proteins
- 15. Molecule that stores hereditary information
- 17. Structure in plant cells where light energy is captured
- 18. Survival and reproduction of organisms with helpful traits
- 19. Change in populations over many generations
- 21. Organism hunted and eaten by another
- 22. Trait expressed even when only one allele is present
- 25. Genetic makeup represented by letter combinations
- 27. Inherited characteristic that improves survival
- 28. Different version of the same gene
- 29. Close relationship between two different species
- 31. Maintaining stable internal conditions despite outside changes
- 33. Process where DNA makes an identical copy of itself
- 34. Particles naturally spreading from crowded areas to less crowded areas
- 35. Process plants use to turn sunlight into stored chemical energy
- 36. Segment of DNA that codes for a trait or protein
- 37. Main energy-carrying molecule used by cells
- 38. Community of organisms interacting with their environment
- 39. Cell division producing two identical body cells
Down
- 1. Substance that lowers activation energy in a reaction
- 2. Step where genetic information is copied from DNA into RNA
- 4. Organism that hunts another organism for food
- 5. Diagram used to predict offspring genetics
- 7. Reproductive cell such as sperm or egg
- 9. Special cell division that forms gametes with half the chromosomes
- 10. Water moving across a membrane toward a higher solute concentration
- 12. What happens when a protein loses its shape from heat or pH
- 14. Observable traits produced by genes and environment
- 16. How cells release energy from glucose for ATP production
- 20. Division of the cell’s cytoplasm after nuclear division
- 23. Permanent change in a DNA sequence
- 24. Stage of protein synthesis occurring at ribosomes
- 26. Trait hidden unless two copies are inherited
- 30. Fusion of two gametes to form a zygote
- 32. Condensed structure carrying many genes
- 33. Nucleic acid that helps carry genetic instructions for proteins