Across
- 3. A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates(sugar)
- 5. Whatever comes out of the system
- 9. A molecule or atom that bonds with other monomers to form a polymer
- 14. Weak attractions between the nitrogenous bases of the DNA strands
- 15. Structures within the cell nucleus that contain DNA
- 17. Specific sequences of DNA that code for proteins
- 18. A substance that increases the rate of a chemical change without undergoing any permanent chemical changes
- 20. The observable characteristics or traits of an organism, resulting from the interaction of its genotype
- 22. An organism composed of many cells
- 23. The specific activity or role that a particular part of an organism performs within a larger system
- 26. The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself
- 28. The arrangement and organization of parts within a living organism
- 29. occur when more individuals are born than the environment can support
Down
- 1. The breaking down of sugar molecules into simpler compounds to produce substances that can be used in making chemical energy
- 2. One that is expressed in an organism even when only one copy of the associated allele is present
- 4. Biological process where single parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to itself
- 6. An organisms complete set of genes of genetic makeup
- 7. Each new DNA molecule consists of one original strand and one newly synthesized strand
- 8. A cell or organism that contains two complete sets of chromosomes, with one set coming from each parent
- 10. Two new cells that are produced when a single parent cell divides through processes like mitosis or meiosis
- 11. A living organism or element of biological origin
- 12. one fertilized egg splits and develops two babies with exactly the same genetic information
- 13. A situation where an individual has two identical alleles of a gene for a particular trait
- 16. A large molecule made up of many smaller units called monomers
- 19. A trait that is only expressed when an individual inherits two copies of the corresponding allele
- 20. A cell that divides to produce new cells
- 21. One of two or more versions of a gene that can occupy the same position on a chromosome
- 24. The process by which a cell replicates its chromosomes and then segregates them, producing two identical nucleic in preparation for cell division
- 25. An individual processing two different alleles of a particular gene
- 27. Describes the flow of genetic information within a biological system