Across
- 3. A cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes.
- 7. The range of physical and biological conditions in which a species lives and the way the species obtains what it needs to survive and reproduce.
- 10. The different forms of a gene.
- 11. Regions of DNA that have specific base sequences.
- 12. Biome characterized by permafrost, cold temperatures, and high winds.
- 14. Small particles of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in all cells.
- 15. The plants' principal pigment.
- 16. The day-to-day condition of Earth's atmosphere.
- 17. First set of reactions in cellular respiration in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid.
Down
- 1. Innermost compartment of the mitochondrion and the site of the Krebs cycle reactions.
- 2. The full set of genetic information that an organism carries in its DNA.
- 4. The process by which particles move from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration.
- 5. Group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to the three bases of a codon of mRNA.
- 6. Organisms that live attached to or near the bottom of lakes, streams, or oceans.
- 8. A kind of virus that infects bacteria.
- 9. Specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell.
- 13. Fourth stage of mitosis where the chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin.
- 18. Basic unit of life.