Biology Post-Test Crossword

3. Type of moth used to demonstrate natural selection in industrial areas
6. Process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce more successfully
8. In biology, an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment
9. Organism that hunts and eats other organisms, like birds eating moths
16. The maintenance of a stable internal environment in living organisms
17. A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment
18. Cell with a specific function, like red blood cells or neurons
20. Simple sugar that cells use for energy, regulated by insulin
21. Disease caused by uncontrolled cell division
23. Longest phase of the cell cycle when the cell grows and prepares for division
24. Process by which DNA makes an exact copy of itself

1. Movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration
2. Type of cell division that produces two identical diploid cells
4. Change in species over time through natural selection
5. A change in DNA sequence that can lead to genetic variation
7. Structure made of DNA and proteins that carries genetic information
10. Control mechanism in the cell cycle that ensures proper division
11. Semipermeable barrier that surrounds all cells
12. Undifferentiated cell that can develop into many different cell types
13. Diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane
14. Student whose diabetes case we studied this semester
15. Disease that affects how the body processes blood sugar, studied in Grace's case
19. Hormone produced by the pancreas that helps cells absorb glucose
22. Differences in traits among individuals in a population