Across
- 2. The scientific study of how the brain and nervous system produce behavior and mental processes.
- 4. A nerve cell that transmits information in the nervous system.
- 5. Neurons that transmit signals between other neurons.
- 6. The branch of psychology that studies how biology, behavior, and mental processes interact.
- 9. A long molecule that carries genetic instructions for an organism.
- 11. Threadlike structures that carry genes.
- 12. The observable physical and biological traits of an organism.
- 13. Neurons Neurons that carry signals from the central nervous system to muscles and glands.
Down
- 1. An organism’s genetic makeup.
- 3. Units of heredity made of DNA that determine traits.
- 4. Chemical messengers that send signals across synapses between neuron
- 7. Nature The shared psychological traits, emotions, and behaviors common to all humans.
- 8. The complete set of genetic information in a cell or organism.
- 10. Neurons Neurons that carry information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.
