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Biology: A natural science concerned with studying life and living organisms
Cells: ____ are the basic unit of life
Genes: ____ are the basic unit of heredity
Evolution: New species and inherited traits are said to be the product of this
Energy: Living organisms consume and transform this
Homeostasis: The ability to maintain a constant internal environment in response to environmental changes is known as this
Prokaryotes: This group of organisms lack a cell nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles
Eukaryotes: This group of organisms have complex cell structures enclosed by membranes
Genome: The entirety of an organism’s hereditary information
Nucleotide: This unit of nucleic acids is composed of a base, a five-carbon sugar and a phosphate group
Natural: Traits are favoured because they help an organism survive and reproduce in this type of selection
GregorMendel: He used pea plants to prove that certain traits follow particular inheritance patterns (full name)
DoubleHelix: DNA takes this shape (two words)
Mutation: A replicable change in a nucleotide sequence
Symbiosis: A close association between two different organisms “living together”
Breed: A variety of animals that are the same species are usually called this
Parasite: An organism that lives in or on another organism from which it obtains food
Photosynthesis: The conversion of light energy into chemical energy in cells that contain chlorophyll
Osmosis: The spontaneous flow of a liquid or gaseous substance through a semipermeable membrane
Primate: This order includes humans, apes and monkeys among others
Vein: Tube that carries blood throughout the body
Monotremes: Mammals that lay eggs
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Across:3. | The conversion of light energy into chemical energy in cells that contain chlorophyll | 9. | Traits are favoured because they help an organism survive and reproduce in this type of selection | 12. | New species and inherited traits are said to be the product of this | 13. | He used pea plants to prove that certain traits follow particular inheritance patterns (full name) | 14. | This group of organisms lack a cell nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles | 15. | A variety of animals that are the same species are usually called this | 17. | A close association between two different organisms “living together” | 18. | This unit of nucleic acids is composed of a base, a five-carbon sugar and a phosphate group | 19. | The spontaneous flow of a liquid or gaseous substance through a semipermeable membrane | 20. | Mammals that lay eggs | 21. | The entirety of an organism’s hereditary information |
| | Down:1. | A natural science concerned with studying life and living organisms | 2. | This order includes humans, apes and monkeys among others | 4. | The ability to maintain a constant internal environment in response to environmental changes is known as this | 5. | Living organisms consume and transform this | 6. | Tube that carries blood throughout the body | 7. | ____ are the basic unit of heredity | 8. | This group of organisms have complex cell structures enclosed by membranes | 10. | ____ are the basic unit of life | 11. | A replicable change in a nucleotide sequence | 14. | An organism that lives in or on another organism from which it obtains food | 16. | DNA takes this shape (two words) |
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Across:3. | The conversion of light energy into chemical energy in cells that contain chlorophyll | 9. | Traits are favoured because they help an organism survive and reproduce in this type of selection | 12. | New species and inherited traits are said to be the product of this | 13. | He used pea plants to prove that certain traits follow particular inheritance patterns (full name) | 14. | This group of organisms lack a cell nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles | 15. | A variety of animals that are the same species are usually called this | 17. | A close association between two different organisms “living together” | 18. | This unit of nucleic acids is composed of a base, a five-carbon sugar and a phosphate group | 19. | The spontaneous flow of a liquid or gaseous substance through a semipermeable membrane | 20. | Mammals that lay eggs | 21. | The entirety of an organism’s hereditary information |
| | Down:1. | A natural science concerned with studying life and living organisms | 2. | This order includes humans, apes and monkeys among others | 4. | The ability to maintain a constant internal environment in response to environmental changes is known as this | 5. | Living organisms consume and transform this | 6. | Tube that carries blood throughout the body | 7. | ____ are the basic unit of heredity | 8. | This group of organisms have complex cell structures enclosed by membranes | 10. | ____ are the basic unit of life | 11. | A replicable change in a nucleotide sequence | 14. | An organism that lives in or on another organism from which it obtains food | 16. | DNA takes this shape (two words) |
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