Christmas & Biology Crossword
Across
- 2. spreading christmas cheer threw the power of song
- 6. the different forms of a single gene are called _______
- 9. _________ are determined by factors thatare passed from one parental generation to the next.
- 10. _____ conducted expirements on the pea plant to collect information on genetics.
- 11. the body's main energy source, broken down into sugars for fuel
- 13. the first plant used to study genetics
- 14. genetic makeup
- 15. phase after anaphase
- 17. made from long chains of amino acids, acting as the body's building blocks for structure
- 20. cane a minty christmas treat
- 22. you hang your stalkings on the _________
- 23. A _____ is a specific characteristic
- 26. longest phase of the cell cycle where a cell grows, synthesizes proteins, duplicates organelles, and replicates its DNA in preparation for cell division
- 27. what pulls santa sleigh
- 29. The scientific study of biological inheritance is called _________
- 30. at the top of the tree
- 31. group of oily, waxy, or fatty organic molecules that are generally insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents
- 32. a segment of DNA that holds instructions for building proteins and controlling cell functions, determining traits.
Down
- 1. the likelyhood that a certain event will occur
- 3. brings joy to children around the world with gifts
- 4. shortest phase of mitosis
- 5. Mendel’s second conclusion is called __________
- 7. the division of the cell nucleus
- 8. during sexual reproduction, male and female reproductive cells join in a process known as ________
- 12. the first phase of mitosis
- 16. santa little helpers who make toys for children
- 18. something you give to loved ones on christmas day
- 19. acts as blueprints for life by directing protein synthesis and cellular functions, built from repeating nucleotide units
- 20. decorated with pretty lights and ordiments
- 21. part of mitosis where chromosomes separate and move along spindle fibers to opposite ends of the cell.
- 24. frozen rain
- 25. physical traits
- 28. the offspring of crosses between parents with different contrasting characteristics are called ________