Across
- 2. DNA sequence that codes for specific proteins.
- 4. Maximum number of organisms it can support in an ecosystem.
- 9. How species change and adapt over time. “Survival of the fittest”
- 10. Fighting for resources.
- 13. Movement of chemicals through living and nonliving factors in an ecosystem
- 14. Step by step tool to help identify an organism.
- 15. The most simple molecule that a biomolecule can be broken down to.
- 16. Light absorbing pigment in plants required for photosynthesis.
- 21. Both alleles look different. (Bb)
- 22. Structure within the cell nucleus that contains DNA.
- 24. Kills/Prevents insects and pests.
- 26. Organic molecules that are important for living things.
- 27. Number of living things stays about the same.
- 28. Stores waste product
- 29. Something that can prevent a population from growing too big.
- 30. Catch light energy and convert it to chemical energy.
Down
- 1. Movement of small, uncharged molecules across a cell membrane.
- 3. Change in characteristics, disrupts function.
- 5. Oxygen is required to produce energy (ATP)
- 6. Controls cellular functions.
- 7. Produces proteins from directions of DNA
- 8. Movement of molecules across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient.
- 11. Both alleles look the same. (BB)
- 12. How fast/slow organisms reproduce.
- 17. No oxygen is required to break down food.
- 18. What is made or produced by chemical process.
- 19. Organisms live closely together and rely on each other for survival.
- 20. Movement of water across a semipermeable membrane
- 23. Too many species for the amount of resources available.
- 25. Gradual change in the characteristics of living organisms across generations.