Across
- 5. Trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
- 6. Movement of blood through the body.
- 7. Single-stranded molecule involved in protein synthesis.
- 10. Cell division for growth and repair.
- 11. Fission Asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms.
- 13. Process by which plants convert light energy into food.
- 16. Passing of traits from parents to offspring.
- 18. Site of photosynthesis in plant cells.
- 19. Basic unit of life.
- 20. Maintenance of stable internal conditions.
- 22. Complete loss of a species.
- 23. Community of living organisms and their environment.
- 27. Term for inheritance patterns studied by Gregor Mendel.
- 28. Internal structural system in vertebrates.
- 29. Nerve cell for transmitting signals.
Down
- 1. Genetic material containing instructions for traits.
- 2. Gradual change in species over time.
- 3. Initial step in cellular respiration.
- 4. Variety of life forms within an ecosystem.
- 6. Substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction.
- 8. Genetic makeup of an organism.
- 9. Membrane Cell's outer boundary, controls entry and exit.
- 12. Control center of the cell, contains DNA.
- 14. Chemical messenger that regulates bodily functions.
- 15. Protein that speeds up chemical reactions.
- 17. Study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
- 21. A change in DNA sequence.
- 24. Protein that fights off foreign invaders.
- 25. Square Tool used to predict offspring genotypes.
- 26. Process of converting glucose into energy.