Across
- 2. Isolation Can impact natural selection this occurs when a group of the same species becomes separated by a physical barrier such as mountain range, river, or man made structure
- 6. Any self regulating process by which an organism tends to maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are best for its survival
- 8. Is a molecule similar to DNA but usually single stranded
- 9. A molecule produced by a living organism and essential to one or more typically biological processes
- 12. The activity, role, value or purpose of a part, activity, or trait of an organism
- 13. Are specific sequences of DNA that code for proteins
- 15. A single molecule that is often linked together to form a larger molecule known as a polymer
- 17. Something of many parts that is put together
- 18. Cycle Is essential for building bones, teeth, and DNA
- 19. The presence of two complete sets of chromosomes in an organism's cells, with each parent contributing a chromosome to each pair
- 21. The process by which a cell replicates its chromosomes and then segregates them, producing two identical nuclei in preparation for cell division
- 22. This is an alternative form of a gene
- 23. Cycle Is another crucial cycle that involves the movement of nitrogen between the atmosphere, soil, and living organisms
- 25. Selection Is a fundamental concept in biology that explains how species change and adapt over time
- 27. Dogma Describes the flow of genetic information within a biological system
- 28. The unfolding or breaking up of a protein, modifying its standard 3-dimensional structure
Down
- 1. Is the chemical reaction that allows plants to make their own food
- 3. Respiration A cellular process where energy is produced by breaking down glucose without the presence of oxygen
- 4. An organism that can produce its own food by converting inorganic materials like carbon dioxide and water into organic compounds using energy from sunlight
- 5. An organism that cannot produce its own food and must obtain nutrients by consuming other organisms
- 7. Cycle Involves the movement of carbon between the atmosphere, living organisms, and the Earths crust
- 10. A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, or lowers the temperature or pressure needed to start one
- 11. This type of allele is only expressed if there are two recessive alleles present
- 14. Respiration A chemical process that uses oxygen to break down glucose and produce energy
- 16. Bond Are weak attractions between the nitrogenous bases of the DNA strands
- 17. Conservative The replication process meaning each new DNA molecule consists of one original strand and one newly synthesized strand
- 18. Large molecules made by bonding a series of building blocks
- 20. Is the molecule that carries the genetic blueprint of living organisms
- 24. This type of allele is always expressed if it is present
- 26. Reproduction A mode of reproduction in which only one parent is involved to reproduce offspring