Biology Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A reaction that takes in heat from its surroundings
  2. 4. Needs oxygen, like when cells use oxygen to make energy
  3. 8. A resting phase where the cell is not dividing
  4. 11. The process where the cell’s cytoplasm splits to make two new cells
  5. 15. The process of making mRNA from DNA
  6. 17. The sugar in RNA
  7. 18. A set of three bases on tRNA that matches up with mRNA during protein making
  8. 19. The last stage of mitosis when two new nuclei form
  9. 20. The two strands of DNA run in opposite directions
  10. 22. The series of stages a cell goes through as it grows and divides
  11. 23. Transfer RNA that brings amino acids to the ribosome to build proteins
  12. 25. A chain of amino acids that forms a protein
  13. 27. The part of the cell cycle when the cell is growing and getting ready to divide
  14. 28. A reaction that gives off heat
  15. 29. The process of making a copy of DNA
Down
  1. 1. Does not need oxygen, like when cells make energy without oxygen
  2. 3. The flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein
  3. 5. The first growth phase in the cell cycle before DNA is copied
  4. 6. The sugar in DNA
  5. 7. The part of the cell cycle when DNA is copied
  6. 9. A group of three bases on mRNA that tells which amino acid to add in a protein
  7. 10. The process of using mRNA to build a protein
  8. 12. The process of making proteins from the instructions in mRNA
  9. 13. When proteins or DNA have lose their shape due to heat or chemicals
  10. 14. When cells grow uncontrollably, which can cause tumors
  11. 16. Messenger RNA that carries genetic info from DNA to the ribosome/is involved in translation
  12. 21. Part of mitosis where chromosomes are pulled apart to opposite sides of the cell
  13. 24. The process where a cell’s nucleus divides to make two identical nuclei
  14. 26. The first stage of mitosis when chromosomes become visible