Across
- 4. Organisms that make sugars through photosynthesis.
- 5. An organism that cannot produce its own energy and must use the energy from food as fuel.
- 6. The vital sub-cellular component responsible for protein synthesis.
- 9. The condition of unequal sharing of electrons among atoms in a molecule.
- 12. The process Darwin described as a mechanism of species evolution. (2 words; no space)
- 13. The process of building a protein from an mRNA sequence.
- 15. The structural unit that makes up the bi-layer of plasma membranes.
- 16. The scientific study of life.
- 17. The basic unit of life.
- 18. The bond formed by the sharing of electrons among atoms in a molecule.
- 19. The unifying theme of biology by which organisms diversify and adapt to their environment.
Down
- 1. The organelle that contains a cell's genome.
- 2. Representative of an atom with a specific number of protons.
- 3. An association or attraction among molecules due to polarity. (2 words; no space)
- 7. The bond between charged atoms or molecules.
- 8. The process of copying DNA to RNA.
- 9. A primitive cell type that lacks membrane-bound organelles.
- 10. Made of protons, neutrons and electrons.
- 11. A cell type that is characterized by membrane-bound organelles.
- 14. The characteristic of something sticking to itself.