Across
- 8. Organism that makes its own food.
- 10. A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
- 12. Process cells use to release energy from glucose.
- 13. Change in populations over generations.
- 15. Niche The role an organism plays in its environment.
- 16. Organelle known as the “powerhouse of the cell.”
- 18. Molecule that stores genetic information.
- 19. Gas released during photosynthesis and used in cellular respiration.
- 20. Cell structure containing DNA and controlling activities.
- 21. Scientific theory stating all organisms are made of cells.
- 22. Group of similar cells working together.
- 23. Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
- 24. A change in a DNA sequence.
- 27. Variety of living organisms in an ecosystem.
- 28. Maintaining stable internal conditions in an organism.
- 31. Network of interconnected food chains.
- 32. Process plants use to convert sunlight into chemical energy.
- 33. Passing of traits from parents to offspring.
Down
- 1. The largest population an environment can support.
- 2. Reproduction Reproduction involving two parents.
- 3. a group of species in a given area.
- 4. Relationship where both organisms benefit.
- 5. Basic unit of life.
- 6. Diagram used to predict inheritance patterns.
- 7. Scientist who first observed cork cells.
- 9. Organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.
- 11. Observable traits or characteristics of an organism.
- 14. Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
- 16. Cell division producing identical body cells.
- 17. Structure controlling what enters and leaves the cell.
- 25. Cell division producing reproductive cells.
- 26. Green pigment that captures sunlight for photosynthesis.
- 29. Movement of water across a semipermeable membrane.
- 30. The genetic makeup of an organism.
- 34. Scientist known for the theory of natural selection.