N5 Biology Unit 3B Key Terms

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Across
  1. 3. the structural component of cell walls that sugar produced during photosynthesis can be converted into
  2. 5. process by which green plants convert light energy into chemical to make their own food
  3. 6. a type of mutagenic agent
  4. 8. natural control of pests using natural predators and parasites
  5. 10. process which ensures the best adapted individuals survive to reproduce (survival of the fittest)
  6. 12. brown coloured solution that turns blue/black in the presence of starch
  7. 13. chemicals used to kill organisms that damage or feed on crop plants
  8. 14. formation of two or more species from one original species
  9. 19. sugar produced during photosynthesis can be used straight away for this
  10. 20. a random, spontaneous change in genetic composition that is the only source of new alleles
  11. 22. a factor that increases the rate at which mutations can occur
  12. 25. plant cell structure where photosynthesis occurs
  13. 26. another word for poison level
  14. 28. this is an example of a limiting factor of photosynthesis
  15. 30. sugar produced during photosynthesis can be converted into this for storage
  16. 31. different versions of the same gene
  17. 32. plants uptake nitrogen in this form to produce amino acids
  18. 33. these crops can be used to reduce the use of fertilisers
Down
  1. 1. when a mutation has neither an advantageous or disadvantageous effect on an organism
  2. 2. an organisms is said to have this if they possess favourable characteristics that increase their chance of survival
  3. 4. rapid increase of algal numbers in water
  4. 7. comes from the first stage of photosynthesis and combines with carbon dioxide in the second stage to produce sugar
  5. 9. name of the first stage of photosynthesis
  6. 11. barrier that prevents interbreeding and gene exchange between sub-populations of a species
  7. 15. plants need nitrogen in order to make this for growth
  8. 16. name of the second stage of photosynthesis
  9. 17. name given to variables that, when in short supply, can limit the rate of chemical reactions such as photosynthesis
  10. 18. build up of toxic substances in living organisms
  11. 21. chemical added to the soil to improve plant growth or crop yield. Increases soil nitrate.
  12. 23. group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring
  13. 24. this is an example of a selection pressure
  14. 25. green pigment in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy for the process of photosynthesis
  15. 27. the waste product from the first stage of photosynthesis
  16. 29. an inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival in it's environment