Unit 1 Vocab Crossword
Across
- 1. The proteins on the outside of cells and pathogens like viruses
- 4. The system that removes excess water and toxins from the bloodstream
- 7. Any feedback loops that stabilize a system by bringing it back to homeostasis
- 8. Formed when oxygen and iron combined in the oceans of early Earth
- 10. The monomers that make up proteins
- 13. Large white blood cells that are essentially "blind" and consume any pathogen they encounter
- 14. This body system moves gases, nutrients, ions, and water around the body
- 16. The release of this hormone causes a chain reaction that increases blood sugar
- 17. The number of neutrons in Potassium (Potassium has an atomic number of 19 and an atomic mass of 39.0983)
- 18. The system that moves carbon dioxide out of the body and brings oxygen in.
- 22. A carbohydrate molecule made of two monomers
- 23. Anything in our environment that provokes a response
- 25. The crystals that show us when liquid water formed on early Earth
- 27. Many cells working together make up this level of organization.
- 29. The elements that are combined in a chemical reaction
- 30. The idea that passing on DNA to your offspring means they will share your traits
- 31. In a very scientific dad joke, one species of fly is named "Gelae baen" - Gelae is what level of classification?
Down
- 2. DNA and RNA are both examples of:
- 3. The sum total of all chemical reactions in an organism and the energy required to carry them out
- 5. The stage of Earth when life began
- 6. An organism that cannot make its own food
- 9. The respiratory system is an example of what level of organization?
- 11. The first kingdom of living things
- 12. All living things are made of at least one cell.
- 15. The main source of energy for the body, examples include glucose and glycogen
- 19. A cell that has mitochondria and other membrane bound organelles
- 20. The white blood cells that destroy infected cells to prevent the spread of a virus
- 21. These biomolecules serve as insulation, long term energy storage, and make up cell membranes.
- 24. The gas produced as a product of photosynthesis
- 26. An element needed to make both proteins and nucleic acids.
- 28. This level of classification includes plantae, fungi, and archaebacteria