Science Potpourri

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Across
  1. 3. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
  2. 11. the organelle that converts energy in food to energy the cell can use
  3. 13. the process by which autotrophs capture energy from the sun to make food
  4. 16. having two different alleles for a particular gene
  5. 18. the process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce
  6. 20. a green photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants
  7. 22. a situation in which both alleles for a gene are expressed equally
  8. 23. a sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring
  9. 24. an organism's genetic makeup
  10. 25. the process in which oxygen and glucose undergo a complex series of chemical reactions inside cells, releasing energy
  11. 28. the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
Down
  1. 1. a threadlike structure within a cell's nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next
  2. 2. the process of cell division
  3. 4. a specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes
  4. 5. an inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
  5. 6. the preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past
  6. 7. the parts of Earth that contain living organisms
  7. 8. body parts that are similar in different species and that have been inherited from a common ancestor
  8. 9. the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring
  9. 10. a person who has one recessive allele and one dominant allele for a trait
  10. 12. an organism that cannot make its own food
  11. 14. having two identical alleles for a particular gene
  12. 15. an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food
  13. 17. any living thing
  14. 19. a chart that shows the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
  15. 21. an organism's physical appearance
  16. 26. the different forms of a gene
  17. 27. the scientific study of heredity