Biology Minor

3. A chemical process that occurs in plants, algae, and some types of bacteria, when they are exposed to sunlight
6. The process by which a cell makes proteins using the genetic information carried in mRNA
7. A membrane-bound cell organelle
9. A geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, work together to form a bubble of life
10. A large group of single-cell microorganisms
12. A reproductive cell of an animal or plant

1. The part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement
2. The smallest unit that can live on its own and that makes up all living organisms and the tissues of the body
4. The net movement of water across a semipermeable membrane
5. The interval between the end of one mitotic or meiotic division and the beginning of another
8. Any usually flattened green outgrowth from the stem of a vascular plant
11. A plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground