Biology Vocabulary Review
Across
- 2. having a low concentration of solute compared to a cell
- 3. a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other organisms are harmed
- 5. expressed only when no dominant allele is present
- 8. an interaction in which two or more organisms try to use the same resources
- 10. a consumer that feeds only or mostly on other consumers
- 14. an organelle in which photosynthesis occurs
- 17. the type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA in the nucleus to where they will be translated
- 19. a virus that infects bacteria
- 22. an organelle where cells make new proteins
- 24. diffusion the movement of substances across a cell membrane with the aid of carrier molecules embedded in the membrane.
- 25. transport the movement of materials into or out of the cell against the concentration gradient
- 26. a group of similar cells working together tp perform a specific function
- 27. an organism that gets energy from organic wastes and dead organisms
- 29. a cell structure that directs and controls most cell activities
- 32. conversion of the information carried in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids that make up a protein
- 33. a symbiotic relationship which both species benefit
- 34. an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms
- 35. an interaction in which one organism kills and eats another
Down
- 1. the form of a trait an organism displays
- 2. having a high concentration of solute compared to a cell
- 4. an interdependent relationship between organisms of two different species
- 6. respiration the process by which all living things obtain energy from chemical bonds in food molecules
- 7. an organic catalyst that controls the rate of chemical reactions in the body
- 8. an organic molecule composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
- 9. web a model that shows the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
- 11. the process that uses DNA as a template to make a complementary strand of RNA
- 12. the nucleic acid that carries the genetic information of all organsms
- 13. a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped or harmed
- 15. transport the movement of materials into or out of the cell without the expenditure of energy
- 16. having two matching alleles for a trait
- 18. one of two or more forms of a gene
- 20. having two different alleles for a trait
- 21. the movement of water molecules through a membrane from a place of higher concentration to place of lower concentration
- 23. the process in which DNA makes a copy of itself
- 28. an organism composed of cells that have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
- 30. an organism composed of a cell that lacks a distinct nucleus and membrane- bound organelles
- 31. having equal concentrations of solute on both sides of a membrane