Cell Cycle

1. Cytosine pairs with this nitrogenous base
5. Has a trunk
6. Thymine pairs with this nitrogenous base
8. the part of the cell cycle where the cell spends most of its life
9. enzyme responsible for unzipping the double helix DNA strand
11. Flying mammal
13. Likes to chase mice
14. Man's best friend
15. virus that weakens your immune system and lowers your white blood cell count
16. Large marsupial
18. nonliving particle that requires a host cell to reproduce
19. Famous vampire
22. this phrase describes the shape of a DNA molecule
25. when cancer cells divide too much, they form these
26. cancer cells do not obey these
27. Living undead

1. the phase of the cell cycle where the cell grows and carries out its functions
2. this body system is in charge of fighting cancer cells
3. when cells divide uncontrollably
4. this is what is formed by DNA helicase
7. enzyme responsible for adding nucleotides to the new DNA strand
10. the phase of the cell cycle where the two cells completely separate
12. Country that Mr. Rivas used to live in
17. Ugly or grotesque creature that can be found in fair tales
20. a unit of DNA. You receive 23 of these from each parent
21. the part of the cell cycle where DNA replicates
23. the phase of the cell cycle when the cells divide
24. Your cells divide so that your body can do this