Across
- 4. small particles important for living things
- 5. how often something happens
- 8. a group of the same species being separated by a physical barrier
- 10. double helix, hereditary information, encoded instructions needed for development/functioning
- 13. the segment of DNA that controls protein production and the cell cycle
- 15. eukaryotic membrane-bound organelle that transforms energy stored in food molecules
- 19. captures light energy and converts it into chemical energy
- 21. single-stranded, translating genetic information from DNA into proteins
- 25. the smallest structure that biomolecules can be broken down to.
- 28. light light-absorbing pigment in plants that is required for photosynthesis
- 29. structural entities within the cell nucleus, 23 pairs that contain genetic information
- 30. kill/repel pests/insects
Down
- 1. kills bacteria
- 2. the characteristics/properties change - disrupts function
- 3. how new species can emerge over time
- 6. - how fast or slow a species reproduces
- 7. chemical reactions that don’t require oxygen
- 9. speeds up chemical reactions
- 11. chemical reactions that do require oxygen
- 12. maintaining stable conditions
- 14. explains how species can adapt and change over time
- 16. weak bonds that provide stability for DNA structures while allowing strands to separate during replication/transcription
- 17. what you start with
- 18. what is made/produced
- 20. having a tolerance to something, not being affected by it, and having immunity to it.
- 22. organisms that use energy from the sun/energy stored in chemical compounds to manufacture their own nutrients
- 23. fighting over resources
- 24. multiple monomers connected together
- 26. the change in characteristics of living organisms over generations
- 27. when more individuals are born than the environment can support. (food, water, shelter)