Biology Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. organisms that make their own food
  2. 7. organisms that obtain energy from foods they consume
  3. 10. a pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom
  4. 11. variable that is observed and that changes in response to the manipulated variable is called _______
  5. 13. positively and negatively charged atoms
  6. 14. smallest unit of most compounds
  7. 16. atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain.
  8. 18. amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water degree celsius
  9. 19. a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
  10. 21. variable that is deliberately changed
  11. 26. portion of the cell outside the nucleus
  12. 29. 2 tiny structures located in the cytoplasm near the nuclear envelope, separate and take up positions on opposite sides of the nucleus.
  13. 32. contain only a single set of chromosomes and therefore only a set of genes
  14. 33. the process of homologous chromosomes pairing up and forming tetras in meiosis I then exchanging portion of their chromatids is called ___
  15. 34. cells that do not contain nuclei
  16. 36. cell is able to reproduce so that a group of cells.
  17. 37. an organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural
  18. 38. strong forces bind protons and neutrons together to form the ______
Down
  1. 1. an attraction between molecules of the same substance.
  2. 2. the first and longest stage of mitosis
  3. 3. cells that contain nuclei
  4. 4. proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations
  5. 6. system a decimal system of measurements whose units are based on certain physical standards and are scaled on certain physical standards and are scaled on multiples of 10.
  6. 8. the site where lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled, along with proteins and other materials that are exported from the cell
  7. 9. the process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, orderly way.
  8. 12. proteins that act as biological catalysts.
  9. 15. forms when electrons are shared between atoms
  10. 17. second phase of mitosis and often times only lasts a few minutes
  11. 20. small particles of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm
  12. 22. plants use high energy of sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into high-energy carbohydrates
  13. 23. a slight attraction can develop between the oppositely charged regions of nearby molecules.
  14. 24. Bond/ formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another.
  15. 25. the science that employs the scientific method to study living things
  16. 27. devices that produce magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye
  17. 28. a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in definite proportions.
  18. 30. region outside of the thylakoid membranes
  19. 31. a cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes
  20. 35. a disorder in which some of the body's own cells lose the ability to control cell growth