Life Science CK12 5.6 Archaea

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Across
  1. 6. any substance in food that the body needs
  2. 7. double-stranded nucleic acid that stores genetic information; also known as deoxyribonucleic acid
  3. 8. process by which organisms give rise to offspring
  4. 12. a polysaccharide polymer in the bacterial cell wall that is composed of sugars and amino acids
  5. 13. coiled structure made of DNA and protein that is present during cell division and visible with a light microscope
  6. 15. organelle inside eukaryotic cells that contains most of the cell’s DNA and acts as the control center of the cell
  7. 17. cell that contains a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
  8. 18. long, whip-like extensions on the surface of a cell that helps the cell move
  9. 19. the starting cell that divides and forms two daughter cells
  10. 20. basic unit of structure and function of living things
  11. 21. organic compound made up of amino acids
  12. 22. water-insoluble organic compound that organisms use to store energy such as fats and oils
  13. 23. species that benefits and harms a host in a parasitic relationship
  14. 24. an individual living thing
  15. 25. method of asexual reproduction that occurs in prokaryotic cells in which a parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells
Down
  1. 1. a new cell that results from cell division; divides from parent cell
  2. 2. cell without a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles
  3. 3. single-celled prokaryotic organism that is a member of the Bacteria domain
  4. 4. obtain energy by breaking down chemical compounds in their environment, also known as chemosynthetic bacteria
  5. 5. symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit; mutualism
  6. 9. the ability to do work
  7. 10. type of asexual reproduction when a parent organism breaks into fragments, or pieces, and each piece develops into a new organism
  8. 11. species that is harmed in a parasitic relationship
  9. 14. structure within the cytoplasm of a cell that is enclosed within a membrane and performs a specific job
  10. 16. a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
  11. 20. rigid layer that surrounds the cell membrane in plants, fungi, and bacteria that helps support and protect the cell
  12. 23. single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles