Unit 7 Review Crossword

4. the process of cell division where one cell splits into two identical cells
8. consisting of many cells
11. Organisms, such as fungi, that break down the remains of, or waste from, other organisms.
12. an organism's reaction to a stimulus
13. structures inside the cells made of DNA
14. Any animal that eats plants or other plant eating animals.
15. a biological process by which plants and animals create offspring by combining their genetic material
16. the process by which a less-specialized cell such as a stem cell becomes a more-specialized cell such as a blood cell
17. something that prompts a change in an organism's behavior

1. the process of splitting a single diploid cell, with two copies of each chromosome, into four haploid cells with one copy of each chromosome
2. the process that describes how cells grow and reproduce
3. reproduction not requiring fertilization; only involves one parent
5. The process in which a cell splits in two; part of the process in which cells reproduce
6. any plant or algae that produces the food and oxygen that animals need
7. the boundary that surrounds a cell and controls which substances can enter or leave the cell
9. A living thing that consists of just one cell
10. the ability of the internal systems of an organism to maintain normal chemical balance, despite changing external conditions
11. a nucleic acid found in cells that contains genetic instructions that cells need to make proteins
13. the basic unit of all living things
14. a stiff structure that surrounds and protects a cell; found in plant, fungus, and some bacteria cells