Biology Unit 1
Across
- 1. testable explanation for an observation
- 3. process by which organisms maintain stable internal conditions
- 6. group used for comparison in an experiment
- 7. main source of quick energy for cells
- 8. basic unit of life
- 10. variable deliberately changed in an experiment
- 13. water's ability to absorb heat without large temperature change
- 14. sum of all chemical reactions in an organism
- 17. data that uses numbers and measurements
- 18. unequal sharing of electrons makes water this type of molecule
- 19. molecule that stores genetic information
Down
- 2. molecule that enzymes act upon
- 4. membrane property that allows some substances to pass but not others
- 5. attraction between molecules of the same substance
- 9. protein catalyst that speeds up reactions
- 11. region of enzyme where substrate binds
- 12. hydrophobic macromolecules including fats and oils
- 15. organelle known as the "powerhouse of the cell"
- 16. monomer of proteins