Across
- 2. threadlike structures made of protein and a single molecule of DNA that serve to carry the genomic information from cell to cell
- 5. having two identical versions of a gene, or alleles, for a particular trait
- 6. the genetic makeup of an organism
- 7. the variety of life on Earth, including all living things and their interactions
- 9. a relationship between two organisms where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host
- 10. a form of glucose, a main source of energy that your body stores primarily in your liver and muscles
- 12. the deliberate breeding of two organisms to combine their genetic material in their offspring
- 17. a biological science that studies the relationships between living things and their environment
- 19. the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and chemical energy stored as sugar (glucose)
- 20. the gradual change in the species composition of an ecological community over time, where one set of organisms is replaced by another following a disturbance, leading to a new community with different dominant species
- 21. a term used to describe the scientific study of how living organisms function
- 24. a cellular structure found in all cells, responsible for protein synthesis by translating the genetic code carried by messenger RNA (mRNA) into a chain of amino acids, which then fold to form proteins
- 25. the main sugar found in your blood
- 27. a trait or allele of a gene that is expressed even when only one copy is present in an individual
- 28. the process of growing microorganisms, like bacteria or yeast, or human, plant, or animal cells and tissues in a controlled laboratory environment for study or research purposes
Down
- 1. a signaling molecule that regulates physiology and behavior in multicellular organisms
- 3. the observable physical characteristics of an organism
- 4. the chemical process by which living organisms break down glucose (sugar) to release energy in the form of ATP
- 8. ribonucleic acid
- 11. a process that causes species to evolve over time
- 12. a biological process where species affect each other's evolution through natural selection
- 13. an organic molecule that includes carbohydrates, protein, lipids, and nucleic acids
- 14. an organism has two different alleles for a specific gene
- 15. an initial measurement taken at the beginning of a study or experiment
- 16. refers to the relationship between an observed trait and the two inherited versions of a gene related to that trait
- 18. the basic unit of heredity
- 22. the change in frequency of an existing gene variant in the population due to random chance
- 23. one of multiple alternative forms of a gene at a specific location on a chromosome
- 26. deoxyribonucleic acid