Across
- 1. membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
- 4. hormone that your brain produces in response to darkness
- 7. fine spores produced by flowers to fertilize other flowers
- 8. breaking down an organic substance, such as sugar into alcohol
- 10. substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
- 11. taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
- 17. the dark lady of DNA
- 18. any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds
- 19. any substance that stimulates an immune response in the body
- 24. any toxin that affects neural tissues
- 25. the cell from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum
- 26. the period during which an embryo develops
- 27. the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems
- 28. the process of movement of molecules under a concentration gradient
- 29. the template for protein synthesis
- 30. a membrane-bound organelle containing digestive enzymes
Down
- 2. an individual animal or flower that has both male and female reproductive organs
- 3. the outer layer of skin covering the body's surface
- 5. injection of weakened or dead microbes to create antibodies
- 6. an animal organ in which gametes are produced, such as a testis or an ovary
- 9. the spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body
- 12. the ancestry or lineage of an individual
- 13. part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
- 14. any of the forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus
- 15. any of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms
- 16. association between two different organisms wherein one benefits at the expense of the other
- 20. a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
- 21. an immunological assay commonly used to measure antibodies, antigens, proteins and glycoproteins in biological samples
- 22. an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm
- 23. a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells