Across
- 2. fission, A splitting of an organism into two organism with similar traits - BINARY FISSION
- 3. An identical copy of a molecule, gene, cell, or entire organism - CLONE
- 6. The new cell formed by the process of fertilization - ZYGOTE
- 9. A single celled reproductive structure - SPORE
- 10. A molecule that stores genetic information - DNA
- 12. the process of duplicating genetic material and dividing so the two new chromosomes are identical - MITOSIS
- 13. Tightly packed strands of DNA in a cell - CHROMOSOME
- 15. The formation of gametes - MEIOSIS
- 17. A male gamete - SPERM
- 18. cells Body cells, reproductive cells - SOMATIC CELLS
- 19. A change in the DNA of an organism - MUTATION
Down
- 1. The area or condition in which an organism lives - ENVIRONMENT
- 4. A female gamete - EGG
- 5. tube, In a plant, a tube that grows from the pollen grain toward the ovule - POLLEN TUBE
- 7. The extinction of a species in a given area - EXTIRPATION
- 8. The difference or variety of adaptations of living things - DIVERSITY
- 11. A role or characteristic that an organism takes in an ecosystem - NICHE
- 14. A multi cellular organism during early development - EMBRYO
- 16. A group of organisms that share similar genetic and physical characteristics SPECIES
