biology

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Across
  1. 2. a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles
  2. 3. a minute particle consisting of RNA
  3. 4. relating to the body
  4. 7. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring
  5. 10. molecules that combine to form proteins.
  6. 11. a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids.
  7. 16. a sugar derived from ribose by replacing a hydroxyl group with hydrogen.
  8. 19. a mature haploid male or female germ cell
  9. 20. an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus
  10. 21. relating to or denoting chemical bonds formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms.
  11. 23. a substance that is insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol
  12. 24. a compound that occurs in guano and fish scales
Down
  1. 1. an intermolecular force
  2. 5. one of four chemical bases in DNA
  3. 6. a sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.
  4. 8. a nucleotide
  5. 9. having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
  6. 12. a sugar of the pentose class which occurs widely in nature as a constituent of nucleosides and several vitamins and enzymes.
  7. 13. description of the structure of a DNA molecule.
  8. 14. a salt or ester of phosphoric acid
  9. 15. a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids
  10. 16. containing two complete sets of chromosomes
  11. 17. a biological catalyst
  12. 18. any of a class of nitrogenous organic compound
  13. 22. the basic building block of nucleic acids